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.[1] The population of the CDP was 68 at the 2020 census.[2]

Stephan, South Dakota
Stephan
Stephan
Coordinates: 44°14′53″N 99°27′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHyde
Population
 (2020)
  Total68
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57346

Some say Stephan was named in honor of the martyred Saint Stephan,[3] while others believe the community has the name of Monsignor J. A. Stephan, a local missionary.[4]

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

References

  1. "Stephan, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  2. "U.S. Census Bureau: Stephan CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 61.
  4. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 999. ISBN 1135948593. Retrieved 30 November 2013.


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