Dakota Dunes is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

, master-planned residential and commercial development covering about 2000 acres (8.1 km²) in Union County

Union County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,584 people, 4,927 households, and 3,517 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 5,345 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

 in the extreme southeast corner of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. The development is sandwiched between the Big Sioux River

Big Sioux River

The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1961....

 and the Missouri River

Missouri River

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. The nearest incorporated municipality is North Sioux City, South Dakota

North Sioux City, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,288 people, 916 households, and 621 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.7 people per square mile . There were 953 housing units at an average density of 425.6 per square mile...

, with which Dakota Dunes shares the zip code

ZIP Code

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 57049. Dakota Dunes is about five miles (8 km) west of downtown Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....

.
As of March 31, 2008, its population stood at 2,647.
Law enforcement is provided by the Union County Sheriff.

Dakota Dunes has five main neighborhoods including the Country Club Estates, the Meadows, the Prairie, the Willows, and Upscale Apartment Living.

Dakota Dunes is owned and developed by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is a holding company controlled by Berkshire Hathaway.Gregory E Abel serves as president, chairman and CEO.-Investments:MidAmerican holds the following companies:*MidAmerican Energy Company*PacifiCorp*CE Electric UK...

 of Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

, which unveiled plans for the community in 1988. The development is home to Dakota Dunes Country Club, a golf

Golf

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 course designed by Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

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's design company. Two Rivers Golf Club, which existed as the Sioux City Boat Club prior to the existence of Dakota Dunes, is also nearby. KMEG

KMEG

KMEG is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Southern Siouxland licensed to Sioux City, Iowa. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter in unincorporated Plymouth County, Iowa east of James and US 75 along the Woodbury county line...

-14/KPTH

KPTH

KPTH is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Southern Siouxland licensed to Sioux City, Iowa. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 49 from a transmitter in unincorporated Plymouth County, Iowa, east of James and US 75, along the Woodbury county line...

Fox-44 studios are also within the vicinity.

External links

• Dakota Dunes website
• Dakota Dunes Country Club