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Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota is located in the United States
Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala, South Dakota
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  South Dakota
County Corson
Area
 • Total 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Land 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,637 ft (499 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 267
 • Density 609.59/sq mi (235.33/km2)
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 2813013

Wakpala is an unincorporated community in Corson County, South Dakota, United States, on the west side of the Missouri River, north-northwest of Mobridge. Wakpala is within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, and its name loosely translates to "creek" in the Lakota language, 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.

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 267
U.S. Decennial Census
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