Saint Onge, South Dakota

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Saint Onge, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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St. Onge
Location in South Dakota
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St. Onge
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°32′45″N103°43′11″W / 44.54583°N 103.71972°W / 44.54583; -103.71972
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,432 ft (1,046 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total170
 • Density126.39/sq mi (48.82/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57779
FIPS code 46-57260
GNIS feature ID2628850 [2]

Saint Onge (pronounced "saynt AHNJ'" [4] ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170. [5]

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History

Saint Onge was laid out in 1881. [6] The community was named for Henry St. Onge, a pioneer settler. [7] A post office called Saint Onge has been in operation since 1881. [8] Saint Onge has been assigned the ZIP code of 57779. [9]

Geography

St. Onge is in northeastern Lawrence County, along South Dakota Highway 34, which leads northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Belle Fourche and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 90 at Whitewood. Spearfish, the largest community in the county, is 12 miles (19 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the St. Onge CDP has an area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all land. [10] False Bottom Creek forms the western edge of the community, and its tributary Dry Creek forms the northeastern edge. False Bottom Creek flows northwest to the Redwater River, which in turn is a tributary of the Belle Fourche River, flowing east to the Missouri.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 170—
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Onge, South Dakota
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: St. Onge CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.
  7. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 122.
  8. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Saint Onge, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
  10. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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