Welcome to Crooks ...

The city of Crooks is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

The location of Crooks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crooks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crooks has a population of 1,334 people<3> (see below for details).

Crooks is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Crooks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crooks lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crooks had an population of 1,334 people. This is an increase of 5.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 55.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crooks had a population of 1,269 people. This makes Crooks the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Crooks represents 0.16% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,269 people, the population of Crooks increased 47.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 859 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crooks.

Communities Also Named Crooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crooks - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Ontario and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crooks.

Communities near Crooks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crooks.

• Sioux Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <5>
• Brandon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Tea
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <5>
• Dell Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids
  • Dell Rapids is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell Rapids <5>
• Hartford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Baltic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <5>
• Garretson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <5>
• Valley Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <5>
• Colton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crooks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crooks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crooks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooks. See our Newspapers Page for Crooks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crooks ...

Looking for more information about Crooks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crooks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crooks.

Adding Crooks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crooks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crooks post office opened in 1904.

We also found Crooks on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crooks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/