Saint Onge, South Dakota Explained

Saint Onge, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Onge
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Dakota##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.48
Area Land Km2:3.48
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:170
Population Density Km2:48.82
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3432
Coordinates:44.5458°N -103.7197°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:57779
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-57260
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628850
Area Total Sq Mi:1.34
Area Land Sq Mi:1.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:126.39

Saint Onge (pronounced "saynt AHNJ'"[3]) 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.[4]

History

Saint Onge was laid out in 1881.[5] The community was named for Henry St. Onge, a pioneer settler.[6] A post office called Saint Onge has been in operation since 1881.[7] Saint Onge has been assigned the ZIP code of 57779.[8]

Geography

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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the St. Onge CDP has an area of 3.5sqkm, all land.[9] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations . . November 10, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614020153/http://www.ap.org/southdakota/prono.html . June 14, 2011 .
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: St. Onge CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 5 May 2022 . en.
  5. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 60.
  6. Book: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways . Chicago and North Western Railway Company . 1908 . 122.
  7. Web site: Lawrence County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Saint Onge, SD ZIP Codes . September 12, 2008 . SD HomeTownLocator . HTL, Inc. .
  9. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. January 4, 2021.