Little Eagle, South Dakota

Little Eagle, South Dakota
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 100°47′48″W / 45.68333°N 100.79667°W / 45.68333; -100.79667
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyCorson
Area
 • Total1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation1,647 ft (502 m)
Population
 • Total367
 • Density262.52/sq mi (101.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57639
Area code605
FIPS code46-37900[4]
GNIS feature ID2393103[2]

Little Eagle (Lakota: Waŋblí Čik’ala[5]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census.

The community has the name of a Native American chieftain.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Eagle, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.