McLaughlin, South Dakota

McLaughlin
Matȟó Akicita (Lakota)
Main Street in McLaughlin
Main Street in McLaughlin
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°48′48″N 100°48′38″W / 45.81333°N 100.81056°W / 45.81333; -100.81056
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyCorson
Incorporated1909[1]
Area
 • Total0.40 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,995 ft (608 m)
Population
 • Total569
 • Density1,408.42/sq mi (543.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57642
Area code605
FIPS code46-40020[5]
GNIS feature ID1267468[3]

McLaughlin (Lakota: matȟó Akíčita or Makáȟleča;[6] "Bear Soldier") is a city in northeastern Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in the southern Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Most Lakȟóta speakers refer to the town as Makáȟleča or Matȟó Akíčita.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLaughlin, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ 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.