Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota wazíbló |
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| CDP | |
 Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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| Coordinates: 43°01′32″N 102°33′23″W / 43.02556°N 102.55639°WCoordinates: 43°01′32″N 102°33′23″W / 43.02556°N 102.55639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Oglala Lakota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,241 ft (988 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,308 |
| • Density | 1,067.1/sq mi (418.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 57770 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-49660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1265681 |
Pine Ridge (Lakota: wazíbló) is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The community was named for the pine trees on the ridge surrounding the town site. An early variant name was Pine Ridge Agency.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.54%) is water.
Pine Ridge has been assigned the ZIP code 57770.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 688 households, and 593 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,035.4 people per square mile (400.1/km²). There were 742 housing units at an average density of 242.3 per square mile (93.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.20% Native American, 3.72% White, 0.09% African American, 0.03% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.
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