County · code 38085
Sioux CountyNorth Dakota
Sioux County is a county in North Dakota with its seat at Fort Yates, formed in 1914.
- Founded1914
- County seatFort Yates
- Named forSioux
- Land area1,094 sq mi + 34 sq mi water
- Population3,898 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped14,556 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Sioux on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1914
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Sioux County was created on September 3, 1914, from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and was fully organized nine days later. The county is named after the Sioux people.
- 1914Sioux County created Sioux created from all of Non-County Area 9 by proclamation of the governor; Non-County Area 9 eliminated. Sioux not fully organized, not attached. · Hall, 248
- 1914Changed Sioux fully organized. · Hall, 249
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Sioux
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 14,556 parcels from Sioux County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,720 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Sioux by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Sioux County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Sioux County
- When was Sioux County founded?
- Sioux County was founded in 1914, and named after Sioux.
- What is the county seat of Sioux County?
- The county seat of Sioux County is Fort Yates.
- Is there an online parcel map for Sioux County?
- Yes. Sioux County publishes a parcel map of 14,556 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Sioux County's boundary or name changed?
- Sioux County was created in 1914. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Sioux County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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