Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County
County
Indian Health Service Hospital in Pine Ridge on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, November 2011
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°20′N 102°33′W / 43.33°N 102.55°W / 43.33; -102.55
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1875
Named for	Oglala Lakota people
Seat	None (de jure) Hot Springs (de facto)[1]
Largest community	Pine Ridge
Area
• Total	2,097 sq mi (5,430 km2)
• Land	2,094 sq mi (5,420 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,672
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	oglalalakota.sdcounties.org
Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as administrative center for county[1]

Oglala Lakota County, known as Shannon County until May 2015, is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. 13,672 people lived there at the 2020 census.^[2] Oglala Lakota County does not have its own county seat. Instead, Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as its administrative center.^[3] The county was created as a part of the Dakota Territory in 1875.^[4][5] Its largest community is Pine Ridge.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cite error: The named reference defacto was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ "QuickFacts: Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
3. ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 20, 2024.
4. ↑ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
5. ↑ "South Dakota Legislative Manual" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 2005. p. 597. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.