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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dakota family name as far back in history as possible.

dakota Family Facts

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Distribution of dakota Families in the US in 1920
Number of dakota families
 5-7
 2-4
 1
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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