"Woonsocket, South Dakota Woonsocket is a city in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 655 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sanborn County. Woonsocket was developed in 1883 as a railroad town because of its location at the junction on the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad. C.H. Prior, the superintendent of the railroad, named the town Woonsocket after his home town of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The town was incorporated in 1888. Woonsocket was known for artesian well which was drilled in 1888. It was claimed that in its prime, the well flowed"
"Pine Ridge, South Dakota Pine Ridge (Lakota: ""wazíbló"") is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The community was named for the pine trees on the ridge surrounding the town site. An early variant name was Pine Ridge Agency. The Pine Ridge reservation was the location of a violent shootout between FBI and concerned citizens in 1975. FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed"
"South Dakota South Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the fifth smallest by population and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population"
"host Bob Barker spent much of his childhood in Mission, and entertainment news hosts Pat O'Brien and Mary Hart are from Sioux Falls. As of 2006, South Dakota has a total primary and secondary school enrollment of 136,872, with 120,278 of these students being educated in the public school system. There are 703 public schools in 168 school districts, giving South Dakota the highest number of schools per capita in the United States. The current high school graduation rate is 89.9%, and the average ACT score is 21.8, slightly above the national average of 21.1. 89.8% of the adult population"
"the largest city in South Dakota, with a 2010 population of 153,888, and a metropolitan area population of 238,122. The city, founded in 1856, is in the southeast corner of the state. Retail, finance, and healthcare have assumed greater importance in Sioux Falls, where the economy was originally centered on agri-business and quarrying. Rapid City, with a 2010 population of 67,956, and a metropolitan area population of 124,766, is the second-largest city in the state. It is on the eastern edge of the Black Hills, and was founded in 1876. Rapid City's economy is largely based on tourism and defense"
"Aberdeen (24,410), Watertown (20,530), Brookings (19,463), Mitchell (14,832), Pierre (14,032), Yankton (13,643), Huron (10,902), and Vermillion (10,251). Pierre is the state capital, and Brookings and Vermillion are the locations of the state's two largest universities. Of the ten largest cities in the state, Rapid City is the only one located west of the Missouri River. South Dakota's early economy relied heavily on the soil, minerals and ecology of the area, as nearly all of the earliest white settlers in the area were farmers, miners, or trappers. Although other economic sectors have risen in prominence in recent years, early dependence on"
"Roscoe, South Dakota Roscoe is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota in the United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census. Roscoe was laid out in 1877, and named in honor of Roscoe Conkling, a United States Senator from New York. Roscoe is located at (45.450306, -99.336783). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Roscoe has been assigned the ZIP code 57471 and the FIPS place code 55820. As of the census of 2010, there were 329 people, 153 households, and 83 families residing in"
"fewer residents. As of 2015, South Dakota had an estimated population of 858,469, an increase of 44,289, or 5.44%, since the year 2010. 7.3% of South Dakota's population was reported as under 5, 24% under 18, and 14.3% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 50.2% of the population. As of the 2000 census, South Dakota ranked fifth-lowest in the nation in population and population density. Of the people residing in South Dakota, 65.7% were born in South Dakota, 31.4% were born in another U.S. state, 0.6% were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to"
"Rosebud, South Dakota Rosebud (Lakhota ""Sicanġu""; ""Scorched Thigh"") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,587 at the 2010 census. Rosebud, located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, is the home to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Headquarters. Rosebud also has many tribal agencies such as the Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Land Enterprise, Tribal BIA Police, and the Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.30%)"
"over. The words ""Rosebud"" and ""Sioux"" are actually not part of the Lakota vocabulary. Rosebud is the site name for the Federal Agency designated for the Sicangu People in 1877, so named because of the abundance of wild rosebuds that grew in the area. Rosebud, South Dakota Rosebud (Lakhota ""Sicanġu""; ""Scorched Thigh"") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,587 at the 2010 census. Rosebud, located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, is the home to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Headquarters. Rosebud also has many tribal agencies such as the Indian Health Service,"
"""Ivanhoe"".The city was founded by the Illinois Central Railroad when it was extended to that point. Rowena, South Dakota Rowena (pronounced ""roh-WEE'-nuh"") is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It is located along South Dakota Highway 42. Rowena is located at , just over a mile north of the border with Iowa, about east of Sioux Falls, and west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,411 feet (430 m). The ZIP Code is 57056. Two of the South Dakota's tallest structures are located near Rowena: the 1,999 ft (609.2 meters) high KDLT Tower, and the slightly"
"were called Dakota. After they were pushed west by the Ojibwe People (Chippewa), they became a fixture of the Plains. Following the enormous herds of buffalo for the subsistence, the Lakota were nomadic in nature. Today there are about 70,000 Lakota, 20,500 of whom speak the Lakota language. Mogie and Rudy are Oglala Lakota as most residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation identify. Pine Ridge, the reservation where ""Skins"" takes place is the largest reservation in South Dakota but the poorest reservation in all of the United States, with unemployment at around 80% and 49% of its approximate 28,000 live"
"up the Great Sioux Reservation, established under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. It reassigned Native Americans to five smaller reservations in West River, and two in East River. About 70% of South Dakota's population in the 1990s was located in the East River region, which includes major businesses, industries and state government. This area includes the state's largest city, Sioux Falls, and Pierre, the state capital, located on the east bank of the Missouri River. Since the 1960s and the rise of Indian activism, numerous Native Americans have returned to the reservations in the state. In addition, they have"
"of the federal or state government, such as Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, and Custer State Park, are located in the state. In 2011, the population of South Dakota was estimated to be 824,082, and the state ranks fifth-lowest in both total population as well as population density in the United States. Sioux Falls, with a population of just over 170,000, is the largest city in the state. Rapid City ranks as South Dakota's second-largest city, and Pierre is the state capital. Historically a very agricultural state, the service and tourism sectors have grown in economic importance in"
"attracts people from around the world. Frontier Days will be held August 18–20, 2017, celebrating 106 years of thrilling rodeo action. The rodeo features all of the major events and includes a Ranch Bronc Ride. Also incorporated into the celebration are a parade, 5K run, rodeos, arts festivals, dances under the stars and a traditional Lakota Wacipi. White River, South Dakota White River (Lakota: ""Makhízita wakpá""; ""White Dirt River"") is a city in, and the county seat of, Mellette County. South Dakota. The population was 581 at the 2010 census. White River was founded as the seat of the newly"
"South Shore, South Dakota South Shore is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. South Shore is located at (45.105087, -96.927985). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. South Shore has been assigned the ZIP code 57263 and the FIPS place code 59940. The town takes its name from its location on Punished Woman's Lake. As of the census of 2010, there were 225 people, 99 households,"
"Standing Rock Indian Reservation The Standing Rock Indian Reservation () is located in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States, and is inhabited by ethnic Hunkpapa Lakota, Sihasapa Lakota and Yanktonai Dakota. The sixth-largest Native American reservation in land area in the US, Standing Rock includes all of Sioux County, North Dakota, and all of Corson County, South Dakota, plus slivers of northern Dewey and Ziebach counties in South Dakota, along their northern county lines at Highway 20. The reservation has a land area of and a population of 8,217 as of the 2010 census. The largest communities"
"65 or over. Mission, South Dakota Mission is a city in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, within the boundaries of the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The population was 1,182 at the 2010 census. Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in the county, but is smaller than the unincorporated community of Rosebud, the capital of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. It is named for one of the many missions established by religious groups in the late 19th century to educate and assist the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) and other Native American people. The major"
"on agri-business and quarrying, has recently become largely centered on retail and financial services. Rapid City, with a 2007 estimated population of 63,997, and a metropolitan area population of 120,279, is the second-largest city in the state. It is located on the eastern edge of the Black Hills in western South Dakota, and was founded in 1876. Rapid City's economy is largely based on tourism and defense spending, due to the close proximity of tourist attractions in the Black Hills and Ellsworth Air Force Base. The next eight largest cities in the state, in order of descending 2007 population, are"
"Mission, South Dakota Mission is a city in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, within the boundaries of the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The population was 1,182 at the 2010 census. Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in the county, but is smaller than the unincorporated community of Rosebud, the capital of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. It is named for one of the many missions established by religious groups in the late 19th century to educate and assist the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) and other Native American people. The major economic center of"
"Americans of any state, behind Alaska and New Mexico. Five of the state's counties lie entirely within Indian reservations. Living standards on many reservations is often very low when compared with the national average. The unemployment rate in Fort Thompson, on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, is 70%, and 21% of households there lack plumbing or basic kitchen appliances. A 1995 study by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 58% of homes on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation did not have a telephone. As of 2010, 93.46% (692,504) of South Dakota residents aged 5 and older spoke English as their"
"Raymond, South Dakota Raymond is a town in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census. A post office called Raymond has been in operation since 1882. Raymond was platted in 1883. The town was named for J. M. Raymond, a railroad engineer. Raymond is located at (44.911877, -97.938477). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Raymond has been assigned the ZIP code 57258 and the FIPS place code 53260. As of the census of 2010, there were 50 people, 27 households,"
"closed in 1962 and the high school enrollment that year consisted of 12 students. Raymond, South Dakota Raymond is a town in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census. A post office called Raymond has been in operation since 1882. Raymond was platted in 1883. The town was named for J. M. Raymond, a railroad engineer. Raymond is located at (44.911877, -97.938477). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Raymond has been assigned the ZIP code 57258 and the FIPS place"
"92.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,875, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $13,056 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,451. About 2.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Roscoe, South Dakota Roscoe is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota in the United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census. Roscoe was laid out in"
"Rosebud Indian Reservation The Rosebud Indian Reservation (RIR) is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized ""Sicangu Oyate"" (the Upper Brulé Sioux Nation) – also known as ""Sicangu Lakota"", and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST), a branch of the Lakota people. The Lakota name ""Sicangu Oyate"" translates into English as ""Burnt Thigh Nation""; the French term ""Brulé Sioux"" is also used. The Rosebud Indian Reservation was established in 1889 after the United States' partition of the Great Sioux Reservation. Created in 1868 by the Treaty of Fort Laramie, the Great Sioux"
"South Dakota, United States. It is located on the west side of U.S. 385 and is about 6.5 miles south of the ghost town Pluma, South Dakota. Lead, South Dakota is located to the north. The NRHP-listed John Hill Ranch-Keltomaki is located near the town site. Brownsville, South Dakota Brownsville, also known as Avalon, Esther's Place, and Anderson's Place, is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota. The town was originally a lumber camp, and it was named for contractor David Brown. It is the nearest community to John Hill Ranch-Keltomaki, which is listed on the U.S. National Register"
"Demographics of South Dakota South Dakota is the 46th-most populous U.S. state; in 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated a population of about 833,354. The majority of South Dakotans are White, and the largest religion is Christianity. In 2010, 93.46% of the population spoke English as their primary language. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2012, South Dakota has an estimated population of 833,354, which is an increase of 2.4% from 2010. Females made up approximately 49.8% of the population. In 2011, 2.4% of the population was foreign born. In the same year, there were 71,125 veterans. The"
"Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City (; ""Swift Water City"") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Known as the ""Gateway to the Black Hills"" due to its location and the ""City of Presidents"" because of the life-size bronze president statues located downtown. Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the western and eastern parts"
"and 12.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64. Ortley, South Dakota Ortley is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2010 census. Ortley was laid out in 1906; an early variant name was Anderson. Ortley is located at (45.332650, -97.197628). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Ortley has been assigned the ZIP code 57256 and the FIPS place code 47660. As of the census of 2010,"
"diminished from their former Great Sioux Reservation of West River, which the US government had once allocated to the Sioux tribes. South Dakota has the third-highest proportion of Native Americans of any state, behind Alaska and New Mexico. Five of the state's counties are wholly within the boundaries of sovereign Indian reservations. Because of the limitations of climate and land, and isolation from urban areas with more employment opportunities, living standards on many South Dakota reservations are often far below the national average; Ziebach County ranked as the poorest county in the nation in 2009. The unemployment rate in Fort"
"and 21.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.7% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64. Corona, South Dakota Corona is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 109 at the 2010 census. Corona was originally called Prior, and under the latter name was founded around 1883. The present name may be a transfer from Corona, New York. Corona is located at (45.334033, -96.764419). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Corona has been assigned the ZIP code"
"Ranch Rodeo is held the end of June each year, drawing thousands of people to the town. It is held in the nation's most natural rodeo bowl in the Coteau Hills, a native grassland prairie formed by glaciers. During the rodeo, visitors and residents alike enjoy camping, community garage and yard sales, and a parade. Clear Lake, South Dakota Clear Lake (Dakota: ""mdéza""; ""Clear"") is a city in and the county seat of Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,273 at the 2010 census. The city was named after the local Clear Lake. Clear Lake is located"
"the Rapid City metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 124,766 in 2009. The MSA includes the counties of Pennington and Meade and is anchored to Rapid City. The most populous county in South Dakota is Minnehaha, which has an estimated 175,037 residents. The least populous county is Jones, with a population of about 1,013. In 2012, the Census Bureau estimated that 86.2% of South Dakotans were White, 8.9% were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 3.1% were Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% were Black or African American, 1.1% were Asian, and 0.1% were Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian. 2.1% of"