South Dakota — Config Review
Profile config
Judicial Regions7
Concepts (11)
South Dakota
Local NameSouth Dakota
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameLegislature
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesSioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of County Commissioners
SubdivisionsCities, Towns
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
City
Local NameCity
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCity Council/Commission
Executive TitleMayor
Governancestrong-mayor
SubdivisionsNo
Town
Local NameTown
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameTown Board
Executive RequiredNo
Legislative CommitteesNo
School District
Local NameSchool District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of Education
Region
Local NameRegion
Parent Org NameSDHSAA
Has Active GovernmentNo
House District
Local NameHouse District
Local AbbrevHD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Judicial Circuit
Local NameJudicial Circuit
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (1)
Strong-Mayor
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttps://sdgis.sd.gov/arcgis1/rest/services/Counties/MapServer/0
ProviderState of South Dakota GIS
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteverified 66 counties, exact match. The host arcgis.sd.gov (seen in search results) refused connections repeatedly — sdgis.sd.gov is the reliable mirror.
Municipalities
Urlhttps://sdgis.sd.gov/arcgis1/rest/services/SD_All/Boundary_City/MapServer/0
Providersame SD GIS host, updated quarterly by the SD Dept of Revenue
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteraw count 341 includes CDPs and retired records; filtering TYPE to city/town is needed to reach the ~310 municipality figure.
Field mapping (4)
CITYname
CityFIPSjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "census_geoid")
CNTY FIPSparent county
TYPEconcept_id — filter to city/town; raw values also include CDP/ "New town"/retired records
School Districts
Urlhttps://sdgis.sd.gov/host/rest/services/Hosted/Boundary_SchoolDistricts/FeatureServer/0
ProviderSD BIT GIS for the SD Dept of Education, "School District Boundaries 2023-2024"
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteschema confirmed live and current; a record count wasn't pulled this session — recommend a follow-up returnCountOnly query before ingesting.
Field mapping (3)
Name (Or Short Name)name
Dist Num / Sdleajurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "sd_sdlea")
Sdtypconcept_id
Educational Region
Statusconfirmed none — no SD-wide intermediate education service agency layer was found in DOE or BIT GIS sources.
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population — joins on the county FIPS from the counties source above.