Saint Onge, South Dakota

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 2010 census, the population was 191.[2]

Saint Onge, South Dakota
Census-designated place
St. Onge
Location in South Dakota
St. Onge
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°32′47″N 103°43′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLawrence
Area
 • Total1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
3,429 ft (1,045 m)
Population
 • Total191
 • Density142/sq mi (54.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57779
FIPS code46-57260
GNIS feature ID1257699

History

Saint Onge was laid out in 1881.[4] The community was named for Henry St. Onge, a pioneer settler.[5] A post office called Saint Onge has been in operation since 1881.[6] Saint Onge has been assigned the ZIP code of 57779.[7]

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.[1] 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.

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), St. Onge CDP, South Dakota". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.
  5. 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.
  6. "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. "Saint Onge, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2008.


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