Oglala, South Dakota
Oglála | |
|---|---|
 Location in Oglala Lakota County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′06″N 102°43′36″W / 43.18500°N 102.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Oglala Lakota |
| Civil township | West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2) |
| • Land | 12.50 sq mi (32.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,035 ft (925 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,282 |
| • Density | 102.54/sq mi (39.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57764 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-46540[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393169[2] |
| Website | www |
Oglala (Lakota: Oglála;[5] "he scatters his own") is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory (civil township) equivalent,[6] Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2020 census.[7] Its location is in the northwest of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The community takes its name from the Oglala Lakota (also called the Oglala Sioux).[8]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oglala, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 344.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unorganized Territory of West Oglala Lakota
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Oglala CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 52.