Blackpipe is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Bennett County,

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

, United States. GNIS also states a post office was there in 1940. Prior to the opening of a convenience store in 2014, residents had to travel across county lines to Parmelee or White River to get gas. The store was funded by the

Rosebud Sioux Tribe The Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Rosebud Sioux Tribe, who are Sicangu, a band of Lakota people. The Lakota language, Lakota name ''Sicangu Oyate'' ...

and the Four Band Community Fund, Inc. in Eagle Butte.

Education

The Bennett County School District serves all of Bennett County.

References

Unincorporated communities in Bennett County, South Dakota Unincorporated communities in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub