Map of Mission city, South Dakota

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.

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.

Mission city overview:
Name:	Mission city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	Todd County
Founded:	1915
Elevation:	2,582 ft (787 m)
Total Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km²)
Land Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,156
Population Density:	1,969.34/sq mi (760.42/km²)
ZIP code:	57555
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4642940
GNISfeature ID:	1256494
Website:	www.mission-sd.com

Online Interactive Map

Mission online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.