Kyle, South Dakota
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. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. In North America, the continental pole of inaccessibility is between Kyle and Allen, located from the nearest coastline at . Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 970 people, 205 households, and 168 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 219 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.43% Native American, 5.15% White, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population. There were 205 households, out of which 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 34.1% had a female