Sioux, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°44′14″N 90°52′49″W / 46.73722°N 90.88028°W / 46.73722; -90.88028Sioux 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
- ^ a b "Sioux, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Washburn
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- Cornucopia
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- Grand View
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- Iron River
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- Pureair
- Radspur
- Red Cliff
- Salmo
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- Sioux
- Sutherland
- Topside
- Wills
reservation
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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