Dakota City

History

Dakota City was platted in 1856. It was named for the Dakota people. Dakota City was incorporated as a city in 1858. Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dakota City is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On May 1, 2020, 669 workers at the local Tyson Foods meat packaging plant were infected with COVID-19 which resulted in the closure of the plant until May 4 for the sanitation to take place.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,197
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,036
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,189
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,157
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,133
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,066
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  2,057
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,930

Most recent

• M 3 — 2023-12-10
  11 km ESE of Wakonda, South Dakota