Ziebach County, South Dakota

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Ziebach County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 2,519. Its county seat is Dupree^[1]. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States. It is alphabetically the last county in the nation.

• 1 Geography
  • 1.1 Townships
  • 1.2 Major highways
  • 1.3 Adjacent counties
  • 1.4 National protected area
  • 1.5 Buttes
• 2 History
• 3 Demographics
• 4 Cities and towns
• 5 See also
• 6 References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,971 square miles (5,105 km²), of which 1,962 square miles (5,082 km²) is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) (0.44%) is water. Almost the entire county lies within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is one of five South Dakota counties that lie entirely on Indian reservations.

Townships

The county is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: Dupree, North Ziebach, and South Ziebach.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 212
• South Dakota Highway 20
• South Dakota Highway 34
• South Dakota Highway 63

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