Porcupine, South Dakota

For the census-designated place in North Dakota, see Porcupine, North Dakota.

Porcupine, South Dakota
pȟahíŋ siŋté
CDP
Location in Oglala Lakota County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Oglala Lakota County and the state of South Dakota
Porcupine is located in South Dakota
Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine is located in the United States
Porcupine
Porcupine
Coordinates: 43°16′07″N 102°20′07″W / 43.26861°N 102.33528°W / 43.26861; -102.33528
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyOglala Lakota
Area
[1]
 • Total9.59 sq mi (24.83 km2)
 • Land9.59 sq mi (24.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,288 ft (1,002 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total925
 • Density96.48/sq mi (37.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57772
Area code605
FIPS code46-51340[4]
GNIS feature ID2393194[2]

Porcupine (Lakota: pȟahíŋ siŋté; "porcupine tail") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 925 at the 2020 census.[5]

The community most likely was named after Porcupine Butte.[6] Porcupine has been noted for its unusual place name,[7] and for its designation as the unofficial capital of the unrecognized Republic of Lakotah.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porcupine, South Dakota
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Porcupine CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 56.
  7. ^ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.