Oglala Lakota County | |
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![]() Indian Health Service Hospital in Pine Ridge on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, November 2011 | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
![]() South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°20′N 102°33′W / 43.33°N 102.55°W | |
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Founded | 1875 |
Named for | Oglala Lakota people |
Seat | None (de jure) Hot Springs (de facto)[1] |
Largest community | Pine Ridge |
Area | |
• Total | 2,097 sq mi (5,430 km2) |
• Land | 2,094 sq mi (5,420 km2) |
• Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 0.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,672 |
• Density | 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | oglalalakota |
Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as administrative center for county[1] |
Oglala Lakota County, known as Shannon County until May 2015, is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. 13,672 people lived there at the 2020 census.[2] Oglala Lakota County does not have its own county seat. Instead, Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as its administrative center.[3] The county was created as a part of the Dakota Territory in 1875.[4][5] Its largest community is Pine Ridge.