Official Name: | Sioux, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sioux |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bayfield |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Bayview |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 607 |
Coordinates: | 46.7372°N -90.8803°W |
Area Code: | 715 and 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1577823 |
Sioux is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.
This community was named after the Sioux people.[1]
The Sioux Nation consists of large tribes of Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Plains. The three major divisions of Sioux are: Lakota, Eastern Dakota, and Western Dakota. A large number of Sioux tribes were nomadic who moved from place to place following bison herds, and their lifestyle also revolved around hunting bison.