Green Grass, South Dakota
wakpála phežŋ | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dewey County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′11″N 101°14′48″W / 45.16972°N 101.24667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Dewey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.13 sq mi (21.06 km2) |
| • Land | 8.13 sq mi (21.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,900 ft (600 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21 |
| • Density | 2.58/sq mi (1.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-25900[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393027[2] |
Green Grass (Lakota: wakpála phežŋ;[5] "creek [of the] grass") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21 at the 2020 census.[6]
The community takes its name from nearby Green Grass Creek.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Grass, South Dakota
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 157.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Green Grass CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2022.