How is Lakeside Township run?
Lakeside Township’s town government spent $29,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $509 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lakeside Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lakeside Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Meade School District 46-1
Lakeside Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Elm Springs Township, Piedmont, Sturgis, Upper Red Owl Township, Viewfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,735 per pupil, $6,068 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $509 per resident a year, or $1.39 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 90%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lakeside Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lakeside Township yet
Every year of Lakeside Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Lakeside Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lakeside Township’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lakeside Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Meade County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.2%10,887 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.3%3,421 votesOthers: 2.5% (364 votes).
Most votes in Meade County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Lakeside Township lies in Meade County. Every 2024 race in Meade County is on the county’s page.
Meade County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lakeside Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lakeside Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lakeside Township’s government
How much does Lakeside Township spend per resident?
About $509 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lakeside Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $31,000.
Who runs Lakeside Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lakeside Township yet.
How did Lakeside Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lakeside Township alone. Meade County, where 100% of Lakeside Township lies, voted Trump 74.2%, Harris 23.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lakeside Township?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110 (about $1,320 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lakeside Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (John Carley) and State House District 29 (Kathy Rice and Terri Jorgenson). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Lakeside Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →