Mission, South Dakota

Mission, South Dakota
City
Location in Todd County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°18′23″N 100°39′39″W / 43.30639°N 100.66083°W / 43.30639; -100.66083
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Todd
Founded	1915[1]
Area [2]
• Total	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
• Land	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [3]	2,579 ft (786 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	1,156
• Density	1,969.34/sq mi (760.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57555
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-42940[5]
GNIS feature ID	1267478[3]
Website	www.mission-sd.com

Mission is a city on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in northern Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census.^[6]

Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in the county, but is smaller than the unincorporated community of Rosebud, the capital of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Mission is named for one of the many missions established by religious groups in the late 19th century to educate and assist the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) and other Native American people. The major economic center of the county, it is located at the junction of U.S. routes 18 and 83. The city contains part of the Oyate Trail, the headquarters of the Todd County School District, Cherry-Todd Rural Electric Cooperative, and various federal/tribal agencies.