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A town of 833 in South Dakota.
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Manderson-White Horse Creek, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower median age than Manderson-White Horse Creek. Manderson-White Horse Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 243 in 1990, 554 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
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The public schools here belong to the Wounded Knee District School. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Manderson-White Horse Creek’s public school: 146 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wounded Knee District SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 146 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
FEMA puts nearly two fifths of Manderson-White Horse Creek’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 15% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Rapid City (9%), Pine Ridge (6%) and Wounded Knee (5%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Manderson-White Horse Creek’s peak summer temperature comes in at 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Manderson-White Horse Creek. Manderson-White Horse Creek: 69% of adults had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Manderson-White Horse Creek is ahead of South Dakota on 2 and behind on 21. In Manderson-White Horse Creek, 44% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 48% have obesity.
| Manderson-White Horse Creek | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Manderson-White Horse Creek | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.8% | 34% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 54.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.6 miles of trail. The density of trails in Manderson-White Horse Creek is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Manderson-White Horse Creek is unincorporated, so Oglala Lakota County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Where Manderson-White Horse Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Manderson-White Horse Creek; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Manderson-White Horse Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
CDP in South Dakota, United States
Oyúȟpe (Lakota: Oyúȟpe; the name of a band of the Oglala) is a census-designated place (CDP) in East Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory (civil township equivalent) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 554 at the 2020 census. Oglala Lakota tribesman, Kicking Bear died here on May 28, 1904. He fought in several battles during the Black Hills War, including Battle of the Greasy Grass. His nephew, Felix Flying Hawk owned a ranch. According to the Federal Writers' Project, the origin of the name Manderson is obscure.
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