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History · Kyle

Kyle’s post office opened in 1894

Most of Kyle was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987.

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How Kyle began

When was Kyle founded?

1894

The Kyle post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 943132 years
Founding year: the first Kyle post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Kyle, in brief

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Kyle (Lakota: Phežúta ȟaká; "Branched Medicine") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 943 at the 2020 census. Located within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Oglala Lakota, it is one of two settlements which are closest to the North American continental pole of inaccessibility. The community was named for James H. Kyle, a Senator from South Dakota.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 846 to 943 (+11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kyle, decade by decade

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Questions about Kyle’s history

What year was Kyle founded?

The Kyle post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.