Dakota may refer to: *

Dakota people The Dakota (pronounced , Dakota language: ''Dakȟóta/Dakhóta'') are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into ...

, a sub-tribe of the Sioux **

Dakota language Dakota (''Dakhótiyapi, Dakȟótiyapi''), also referred to as Dakhota, is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Sioux tribes. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language. It is critically endan ...

, their language Dakota may also refer to:

Places

United States

Dakota, Georgia Dakota is an unincorporated community in Turner County, Georgia, Turner County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. History Variant names were "Ada" and "Dakota Station". A post office called Ada was established in 1889, the name wa ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dakota, Illinois Dakota is an incorporated town in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 506 at the 2010 census, up from 499 in 2000. History Dakota was laid out in 1857 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation ...

, a town *

Dakota, Minnesota Dakota is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 295 at the 2020 census. It is located between Winona and La Crosse along Interstate 90. U.S. Highways 61 and 14 are briefly co-signed with Interstate 90 at ...

, a city * Dakota, Wisconsin, a town ** Dakota (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Dakota City, Iowa Dakota City is a city in and the county seat of Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 759 at the time of the 2020 census. Dakota City shares its western border with the much larger city of Humboldt. It is the least populous co ...

Dakota City, Nebraska Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,919 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. Tyson Foods' largest beef production plant is located in Dakota City. History Dakota City was p ...

Dakota County, Minnesota Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 442,038 in ...

Dakota County, Nebraska Dakota County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of th2020 United States Census the population was 21,582. Its county seat is Dakota City. Dakota County is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. In th ...

Dakota Formation The Dakota is a sedimentary rock, sedimentary geologic unit name of Formation (stratigraphy), formation and Group (stratigraphy), group rank in Midwestern North America. The Dakota units are generally composed of sandstones, mudstones, clays, and ...

, a North American geologic unit named for the county *

The Dakotas The Dakotas is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, econom ...

, a collective term for the states of North and South Dakota *

Dakota Territory The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of No ...

(1861–1889) *

Department of Dakota A subdivision of the Division of the Missouri, the Department of Dakota was established by the United States Army on August 11, 1866, to encompass all military activities and forts within Minnesota, Dakota Territory and Montana Territory. The Depa ...

(1866–1911), an administrative district of the U.S. Army

Elsewhere

Dacota Oranjestad ( , , ; literally "Orange City") is the capital and largest city of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country. In the local langua ...

, also spelt Dakota, a town in Aruba

People

Dakota (given name) Dakota is a unisex given name derived from the name of the indigenous Native American Dakota people, or from the name of two states in the United States, North Dakota and South Dakota, which are also derived from the Dakota people local to that a ...

Dakota (singer) Sophie Elton, known by her stage name, Dakota, is a British singer based in London. She is best known for singing on Jonas Blue's 2015 version of Tracy Chapman's 1988 single "Fast Car". Career "Fast Car" Dakota first appeared on Jonas Blue's tr ...

, a British singer * Dakota, a pseudonym of German trance music DJ and producer Markus Schulz

Arts and entertainment

Dakota North (comics) Dakota North is a fictional Character (arts), character that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Originally the star of her own short-lived series and later a part of the supporting casts of ''Luke Cage, Cage'' ...

, Marvel Comics character * ''Dakota'' (1988 film), a 1988 film starring Lou Diamond Phillips * ''Dakota'' (1945 film), a 1945 film starring John Wayne * ''Dakota'' (novel), a 2008 book by

Martha Grimes Martha Grimes (born May 2, 1931) is an American writer of detective fiction. She is best known for a series featuring Richard Jury, a Scotland Yard inspector, and Melrose Plant, an aristocrat turned amateur sleuth. Biography Grimes was born i ...

Dakota (American band) Dakota is an American based melodic rock group, initially active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dakota first achieved moderate success with their 1979 self-titled album ''Dakota'', but the band's popularity increased rapidly while performi ...

, a melodic rock band * "Dakota" (song), a 2005 UK #1 song by Stereophonics

Brands

Dakota (cigarette) Dakota was an American brand of cigarettes which was owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. History Dakota was introduced in 1990 and was mainly marketed towards 18 to 24 year old blue-collar ''"virile females"'' with no ...

, a brand *

Ritz Dakota Digital The Ritz Dakota Digital was a type of point-and-shoot digital camera, introduced in July 2003, and sold by the Ritz Camera Centers. It had a digital photo resolution of 1.2 megapixels (1280 pixels wide, 960 pixels high) and a storage capacity of ...

, a camera

Sports

Dakota Bowl The Dakota Bowl is the North Dakota High School Activities Association football championship weekend played at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The first "original" Dakota Bowl was in 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Bob Burns coach at O' ...

, a championship weekend for North Dakota high school football * SV Dakota, an Aruban football club

Transportation

Air

* Dakota, a military version of the

Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version ...

** Dakota II, Royal Air Force designation of impressed

aircraft **

Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in ...

or Dakota, a military transport aircraft * Variants of the Piper Cherokee light aircraft: ** Dakota, Piper Dakota model PA-28-236 ** Dakota, Piper Turbo Dakota model PA-28-201T

Land

Dakota MRT station Dakota MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Geylang planning area, Singapore, next to Geylang River. Located along Old Airport Road between the junctions of Jalan Dua and Dakota Crescent, Dakot ...

, a Mass Rapid Transit Station in Paya Lebar, Singapore *

Dodge Dakota The Dodge Dakota, known as the Ram Dakota for the final two years of production, is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram (formerly Dodge Truck) division. The first Dakota was introduced in late 1986 as a 1987 model. From its introduction th ...

, light truck **

Shelby Dakota The Shelby Dakota was a limited-production performance version of the Dodge Dakota ''Sport'' pickup truck. Offered by Shelby for 1989 only, it was his first rear-wheel drive vehicle in many years. The Shelby Dakota started with a short-wheelba ...

, a limited-production performance version of the Dodge Dakota Sport pickup truck

Water

* SS ''Dakota'' (1877), a British passenger steamship that sank off the coast of Anglesey, Wales in 1877 * SS ''Dakota'', an American ocean liner that sank off Yokohama in 1907

Other uses

* Dakota (fossil), a mummified hadrosaur fossil * The Dakota, New York City apartment building *

Dakota (Warrenton, Virginia) Dakota is a historic home located near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. The house was designed by architect William Lawrence Bottomley and built in 1928. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival style dwelling. It has brick facing over a maso ...

, a historic house * Dakota Jazz Club, Twin Cities, Minnesota