Wanblee, South Dakota
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Wanblee, South Dakota Waŋblí Hoȟpi |
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| CDP | |
 Location in Jackson County and the state of South Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 43°34′12″N 101°39′34″W / 43.57000°N 101.65944°WCoordinates: 43°34′12″N 101°39′34″W / 43.57000°N 101.65944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tribal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,638 ft (804 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 725 |
| • Density | 329.5/sq mi (125/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 57577 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-68580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267247 |
Wanblee (Lakota: Waŋblí Hoȟpi; "Golden Eagle Nest") is a census-designated place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, located in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 725 at the 2010 census, and virtually all of whom are members of the Oglala band of Lakota Sioux. Wanbli is the Lakota word for eagle, and the town was named for its proximity to Wanbli hohpi paha (Eagle Nest Butte). Wanblee is a few miles directly northeast of the North American continental pole of inaccessibility.
The 1992 movie Thunderheart was partly filmed in Wanblee S.D. Wanblee appeared as an unnamed town on the fictional Bear Creek Reservation, for which is actually located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Wanblee is located at 43°34′12″N 101°39′34″W / 43.57000°N 101.65944°W (43.569908, -101.659567).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.
Wanblee has been assigned the ZIP code 57577.
As of the census of 2000, there were 641 people, 132 households, and 107 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 287.0 people per square mile (111.0/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 64.5/sq mi (24.9/km²). The racial makeup of Wanblee was 97.19% Native American, 2.34% White, and 0.47% from two or more races.
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