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1940
Shoveling snow in front of post office. Mission, South Dakota, 1940
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About Mission
City in South Dakota, United StatesMission is a city on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in northern Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census. Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in the county, but is smaller than the unincorporated community of Rosebud, the capital of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Mission is named for one of the many missions established by religious groups in the late 19th century to educate and assist the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) and other Native American people. The major economic center of the county, it is located at the junction of U.S. routes 18 and 83. The city contains part of the Oyate Trail, the headq…
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Work & commute in Mission
Full picture →About one in 4 of Mission’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Two Strike (18%), St. Francis (11%) and Soldier Creek (9%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Mission
Health Grade D−
In the bottom 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with South Dakota
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mission
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mission
Full climate →Mission has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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