Sioux, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°44′14″N 90°52′49″W / 46.73722°N 90.88028°W / 46.73722; -90.88028Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyBayfieldTownBayviewElevation
185 m (607 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 and 534GNIS feature ID1577823[1]

Sioux is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

This community was named after the Sioux people.[2]

The Sioux Nation

The Sioux Nation consists of large tribes of Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Plains. The three major divisions of Sioux are: Lakota, Eastern Dakota, and Western Dakota. A large number of Sioux tribes were nomadic who moved from place to place following bison herds, and their lifestyle also revolved around hunting bison.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Sioux, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 191.
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