Local Wiki
Brookings County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Typically 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 8:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 3rd St, Room 310, Brookings, SD 57006.
- County Auditor
- 520 3rd St. Suite #100 · Brookings, 57006 · (605) 696-8250 · fax (605) 696-8259
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.brookingscountysd.gov/AgendaCenter/County-Commission-5
- Board of County Commissioners
- Shawn Hostler (Chair), Kelly VanderWal (Vice Chair), Doug Post, Dave Miller, Larry Jensen — (605) 695-0466 — shostler@brookingscountysd.gov.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (6)
- Arlington
- Brookings (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bruce
- Elkton
- Volga (official website, opens in a new tab)
- White
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (3)
- Aurora
- Bushnell
- Sinai
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (4)
- Brookings School District 05-1
- Deubrook Area School District 05-6
- Elkton School District 05-3
- Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only