Wakpala, South Dakota

Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
	Wakpala Show map of South DakotaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 100°32′18″W / 45.67667°N 100.53833°WCoordinates: 45°40′36″N 100°32′18″W / 45.67667°N 100.53833°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Corson
Area
• Total	48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
• Land	48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
• Water	0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	234
• Density	4.8/km2 (12.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	57658
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-68180
GNIS feature ID	1269112

Wakpala is an unincorporated community in Corson County, South Dakota, United States, on the west side of the Missouri River, north-northwest of Mobridge. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Wakpala has been assigned the ZIP code of 57658. Wakpala is within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, and its name loosely translates to "creek" in the Lakota language,^[3] with Oak Creek running south on its eastern edge.

Chief Gall (Piji, Phizí) is buried at Saint Elizabeth Episcopal Cemetery here and Chief Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake) is possibly buried under a concrete bust bearing his name a few miles south of town in the Mobridge area. Sitting Bull was originally buried at Fort Yates, North Dakota but an effort was made to exhume his bones and rebury him at the present site, but some individuals^[who?] assert that the bones moved are not his.

The annual Wakpala Wacipi (dance or powwow) is held on the last weekend in August.

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 66.

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 66.

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show v t Municipalities and communities of Corson County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: McIntosh
Cities	McIntosh McLaughlin
Town	Morristown
CDPs	Bullhead Kenel Little Eagle Wakpala
Other communities	Athboy Keldron Mahto Trail City Walker Watauga
Indian reservation	Standing Rock Indian Reservation‡
Ghost town	Maple Leaf
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Wakpala, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Wakpala Wakpala Show map of South DakotaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 100°32′18″W / 45.67667°N 100.53833°W / 45.67667; -100.53833Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 100°32′18″W / 45.67667°N 100.53833°W / 45.67667; -100.53833
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Corson
Area
• Total	48.5 km² (18.7 sq mi)
• Land	48.5 km² (18.7 sq mi)
• Water	0.1 km² (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	234
• Density	4.8/km² (12.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	57658
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-68180^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1269112^[2]