Okreek, South Dakota Explained

Okreek
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of South Dakota
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Todd
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:116.67
Area Land Km2:116.55
Area Water Km2:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:190
Population Density Km2:1.63
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:2346
Coordinates:43.3533°N -100.3825°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:57563
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-46660
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584563
Area Total Sq Mi:45.05
Area Land Sq Mi:45.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population Density Sq Mi:4.22

Okreek is an unincorporated community in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190.[3] The town is wholly within the jurisdiction of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and the populace is almost entirely Sioux-American. Okreek consists primarily of two long blocks of inhabited tract housing, and has about 30 private telephone subscribers within town limits. There is also an elementary school and a Post Office which has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57563.[4]

The name Okreek is a corruption of Oak Creek, a stream near the town site.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Okreek CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 22 December 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Okreek, SD ZIP Codes . 2008-09-12 . SD HomeTownLocator . HTL, Inc. .
  5. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 52.