Oglala Lakota County

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : none, administration in Hot Springs
Foundation : 1875
Demographics
Residents : 13,586  (2010)
Population density : 2.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5430 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Shannon County within South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County , until March 2015 Shannon County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .

The county is one of two in South Dakota that does not have its own administration and therefore no official county seat . Instead, a contract regulates that the administration of the neighboring Fall River County in Hot Springs also looks after Oglala Lakota County.

The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited. It's the only county in the state.

In March 2015, a referendum decided that the county name should be changed from Shannon to Oglala Lakota. The old name was reminiscent of a Supreme Court judge in South Dakota, the new name is derived from the Oglala Lakota people .

The county is one of the poorest in the country in terms of its per capita income. At just 66.81 years in 2014, it is also the county with the lowest average life expectancy in the country.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​5,430 square kilometers; 7 square kilometers (0.13 percent) of it is water. It is divided into two disorganized territories: West Oglala Lakota and East Oglala Lakota. In Oglala Lakota County is the headwaters of the Little White River (German: Kleiner Weißer Fluss ).

The entire county belongs to the Pine Ridge Reservation , one of the poorest areas on the American double continent. Part of Oglala Lakota County is part of Badlands National Park .

history

The county was formed on January 11, 1875 as Shannon County and named after Peter Shannon (1821-1899), the chief judge of the Dakota Territory .

Burial place in Wounded Knee

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Wounded Knee Battlefield .

Population development

According to the 2000 census, 94% of the population were Indians. Most of them belong to the Oglala tribe.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1920 2003 -
1930 4058 102.6%
1940 5366 32.2%
1950 5669 5.6%
1960 6000 5.8%
1970 8198 36.6%
1980 11,323 38.1%
1990 9902 -12.5%
2000 12,466 25.9%
2010 13,586 9%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Communities ( towns )

Villages ( villages )

census-designated places

Web links

Commons : Oglala Lakota County  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oglala Lakota County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved July 16, 2015
  2. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Results. Retrieved September 27, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ US Data for Download | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Retrieved September 27, 2018 (English).
  4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 280 .
  5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed August 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′  N , 102 ° 33 ′  W