S.D. Codified Laws § 9-2-1 (2026)
Classes enumerated--Population groups.
SL 1899, ch 61 , § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1179; RC 1919, §§ 6164 to 6167; SDC 1939, § 45.0102; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 1; SL 2024, ch 28 , § 14.
The three classes of municipal corporations are:
- (1) Municipalities of the first class: municipal corporations with a population of five thousand and over;
- (2) Municipalities of the second class: municipal corporations with a population between five hundred and four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine;
- (3) Municipalities of the third class: municipal corporations with a population of fewer than five hundred.
Source: SL 1899, ch 61 , § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1179; RC 1919, §§ 6164 to 6167; SDC 1939, § 45.0102; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 1; SL 2024, ch 28 , § 14.