Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF LAWRENCE GUS Population: 28,809 (2024) ID: 184157	County	Official County Government	Contact: DEPUTY AUDITOR PO BOX F, DEADWOOD SD 57732
CITY OF SPEARFISH GUS Population: 13,803 (2024) ID: 175079	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICER 625 N 5TH ST, SPEARFISH SD 57783-2311
CITY OF LEAD GUS Population: 3,038 (2024) ID: 134584	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 801 W MAIN ST, LEAD SD 57754-1533
CITY OF DEADWOOD GUS Population: 1,347 (2024) ID: 202570	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICER 102 SHERMAN ST, DEADWOOD SD 57732-1309
CITY OF WHITEWOOD GUS Population: 965 (2024) ID: 175080	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICER 1025 MEADE ST, WHITEWOOD SD 57793-3053
TOWNSHIP OF ST ONGE GUS Population: 365 (2024) ID: 225726	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR PO BOX 213, SAINT ONGE SD 57779-0213
TOWN OF CENTRAL CITY GUS Population: 108 (2024) ID: 175078	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICER 108 HIDDEN GULCH AVE, CENTRAL CITY SD 57754-2060