Stephan, South Dakota

Stephan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hyde County, South Dakota, United States. Stephan has been assigned the ZIP code of 57346.^[4] The population of the CDP was 68 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Stephan, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°14′53″N 99°27′27″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Hyde
Area [1]
• Total	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
• Land	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,837 ft (560 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	68
• Density	246.38/sq mi (95.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	57346
FIPS code	46-61580
GNIS feature ID	2813038[2]

Some say Stephan was named in honor of the martyred Saint Stephan,^[6] while others believe the community has the name of Monsignor J. A. Stephan, a local missionary.^[7]

The tribal K-12 school Crow Creek Tribal School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is in the settlement.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	68		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephan, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. "Stephan, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
5. "U.S. Census Bureau: Stephan CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
6. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 61.
7. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 999. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.