Crook City (also known as Camp Crook II or simply Crook) is a populated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.[1] The population was 132 at the 2020 census.[2] It became a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.[1]

Crook City was named for General George Crook's 1876 camp there. Nearby and between Deadwood and Sturgis is Crook Mountain, also named for him.

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crook City, South Dakota
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Crook City CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

44°26′29″N 103°38′01″W / 44.44139°N 103.63361°W / 44.44139; -103.63361


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