Crooks, South Dakota 57020
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N 43° 39.725 W 096° 48.625
14T E 676542 N 4836671
Small town post office.
Elevation 1581
Waymark Code: WMDX2N
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2012
Views: 1
A small town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and northwest of Sioux Falls, this community has a population of 1,120 as of July 2009. Its population has increased about 30% since the 2000 census.
The area was settled by German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Dutch immigrants and was named New Hope until 1904 when the railroad came through and the town was named Crooks after the Wm. Crooks family.
The town had its beginning in the 1870s, when Ole Nelson built a sod house for the Post Office. He named the town after a town in Wisconsin where he lived. John Nelson built the first frame house in town in 1878.
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 57020
Current Status:: Still in Use
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