Section 9-2-1 - Classes enumerated--Population groups

9-2-1. Classes enumerated--Population groups.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.