Crooks, South Dakota

Crooks, South Dakota
Water tower in Crooks, South Dakota
Water tower in Crooks, South Dakota
Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°39′33″N 96°48′34″W / 43.65917°N 96.80944°W / 43.65917; -96.80944
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMinnehaha
Government
 • MayorF. Butch Oseby[1]
Area
 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,595 ft (486 m)
Population
 • Total1,362
 • Density1,691.93/sq mi (653.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57020
Area code605
FIPS code46-14740
GNIS feature ID1267341[3]
WebsiteCity of Crooks

Crooks is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 1,362 at the 2020 census.[5] Crooks was named New Hope until 1904.[6] The town's present name honors W. A. Crooks, a local politician.[7]

  1. ^ "Mayor and Council - City of Crooks, South Dakota". cityofcrooks.net. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooks, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Crooks city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Johnson, Vernell; Louise Johnson (1998). A Pictorial History of South Dakota. Heritage House Publishing, pg. 66.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.