Editing Little Eagle, South Dakota

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'''Little Eagle''' ([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Waŋblí Čik’ala''<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullrich |first=Jan F. |title=New Lakota Dictionary |url=http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |edition=2nd |year=2014 |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0 |access-date=2014-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018034145/http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |archive-date=2016-10-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Corson County, South Dakota|Corson County]], [[South Dakota]], United States. The population was 319 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

The community has the name of a Native American chieftain.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=129|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=48}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (2.10%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 367
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 370 people, 71 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|262.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 74 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 99.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 71 households, out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 40.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.21 and the average family size was 5.43.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 48.4% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 10.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,500, and the median income for a family was $11,528. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $12,321 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $3,632. About 75.4% of families and 73.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 76.8% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Local media==

===FM Radio===
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!align="center" colspan="7"|'''[[FM radio]] stations'''
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!Frequency!!Call sign!!Name!!Format!!Owner!!Target city/[[media market|market]]!![[City of license]]
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|89.5 FM||[[KLND]], "The Lodge of Good Voices"||||[[Variety (US radio)|Variety]]||Seventh Generation Media Services, Inc||Little Eagle||Little Eagle
|}

==Notable person==
*'''Tȟatȟóka Íŋyaŋke''' ([[Running Antelope]]) is buried at the Long Hill Cemetery east of Little Eagle

==References==
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{{Corson County, South Dakota}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Corson County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in South Dakota]]