Swift Bird, South Dakota

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Swift Bird, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Swift Bird is located in South Dakota
Swift Bird
Swift Bird
Coordinates: 45°3′37″N 100°21′28″W / 45.06028°N 100.35778°W / 45.06028; -100.35778Coordinates: 45°3′37″N 100°21′28″W / 45.06028°N 100.35778°W / 45.06028; -100.35778
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyDewey
Area
[1]
 • Total0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
 • Land0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,850 ft (560 m)
Population
 (2020)
117
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
57442 (Gettysburg)
Area code(s)605
FIPS code46-62716
GNIS feature ID2813016[2]

Swift Bird (Lakota: Ziŋtkála Kiŋyáŋ[3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2] The population of the CDP was 117 at the 2020 census.[4]

It is in the eastern part of the county, on the south side of U.S. Route 212, 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the highway's bridge over Lake Oahe on the Missouri River. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Swift Bird Bay on Lake Oahe, fed from the west by Swift Bird Creek. The community is 23 miles (37 km) west of Gettysburg and 48 miles (77 km) east of Eagle Butte.

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Swift Bird Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ Waggoner, Josephine, Emily Levine, and Lynne Allen. Essay. In Witness: A húnkpapȟa Historian's Strong-Heart Song of the Lakotas, Pg. 665. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, 2013.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Swift Bird CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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