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Welcome to Crooks ...

The city of Crooks is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crooks has a population of 1,334 people<2> (see below for details).

Crooks is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crooks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crooks: 605

The ZIP code for Crooks: 57020<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crooks had an population of 1,334 people. This is an increase of 5.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 55.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crooks had a population of 1,269 people. This makes Crooks the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Crooks represents 0.16% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,269 people, the population of Crooks increased 47.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 859 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crooks.

Communities Also Named Crooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crooks - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Ontario and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crooks.

Communities near Crooks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crooks.

  • Sioux Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tea is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <5>
  • Dell Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Baltic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <5>
  • Garretson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Valley Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Colton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crooks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crooks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crooks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooks. See our Newspapers Page for Crooks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crooks ...

Looking for more information about Crooks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crooks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crooks.

Adding Crooks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crooks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crooks post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crooks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Minnehaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crooks.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crooks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Crooks). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crooks or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/