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Welcome to Sioux County ...

Time Zone: The communities of Sioux County are split between two time zones. Some communities are located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and they observe daylight saving time. The other communities are located in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and they observe daylight saving time.

The community of Fort Yates is the Seat for Sioux County.

Sioux County was founded in 1915.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sioux had a population of 4,230 people. This is an increase of 1.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,148 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sioux represented 0.62% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Sioux County:

  • Fort Yates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Sioux
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • North Sioux is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Selfridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Solen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Solen is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solen <2>
  • Southwest Sioux
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Southwest Sioux is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Sioux
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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