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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)

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

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