Local Wiki
Hanson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioner's Room, Hanson County Courthouse, Alexandria, SD.
- County Auditor
- PO Box 500 · Alexandria, 57311 · (605) 239-4714 · fax (605) 239-4296
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.hansoncountysd.gov/commission-agenda/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Bruce Kjetland (D1), Richard Waldera (D2), Gary Schoenrock (D3), John Bumgardner (D4, Chairman for 2025), Curtis Fox (D5) — no chair confirmed for 2026. 720 5th Street, Alexandria, SD 57311.
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.
- Hanson School District 30-1 · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Alexandria · City
- Emery (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Farmer · Town
- Fulton · Town
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