Oglala, South Dakota

Oglala (Lakota: Oglála; "he scatters his own") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,290 at the 2010 census. Its location is northwest of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

The community takes its name from the Oglala Lakota (also called the Oglala Sioux).

Geography

Oglala is located at 43°10′59″N 102°44′13″W / 43.18306°N 102.73694°W / 43.18306; -102.73694 (43.182978, -102.737078).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.4 square miles (35 km²), of which 12.5 square miles (32 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (6.37%) is water. Oglala stands directly north of the Oglala Dam and its reservoir, Oglala Lake, completed in 1941.

Oglala has been assigned the ZIP code 57764.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,229 people, 229 households, and 201 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 98.3 people per square mile (38.0/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 22.3 per square mile (8.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.73% White, 98.78% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.