Editing St. Francis, South Dakota

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'''St. Francis''', also known as '''Sápauŋ thí''' <ref>{{cite book |last=Ullrich |first=Jan F. |url=http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |title=New Lakota Dictionary |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0 |edition=2nd |location=Bloomington, IN}}</ref>([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Sápauŋ thí''; "Catholic House") is a town in the [[Rosebud Indian Reservation]] in [[Todd County, South Dakota|Todd County]], [[South Dakota]], United States. The population was 469 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: St. Francis town, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4657140 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 22, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

St. Francis is named after the [[St. Francis Indian School]], which was named after [[Francis of Assisi]] and was operated by the Catholic [[Franciscans|Franciscan order]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=153|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=60}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 273
|1950= 241
|1960= 421
|1970= 300
|1980= 766
|1990= 815
|2000= 675
|2010= 709
|2020= 469
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:46&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 709 people, 189 households, and 139 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1969.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|586.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 5.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 93.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 189 households, of which 56.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 40.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.27.

The median age in the town was 24.1 years. 38.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 18.8% were from 45 to 64; and 4.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 675 people, 183 households, and 131 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,860.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|562.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 3.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 96.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 183 households, out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 19.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 34.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 4.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 42.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $18,333 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $7,026. About 48.6% of families and 57.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 69.8% of those under age 18 and 35.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
Saint Francis has a representative from its district on the Rosebud Tribal Council. Scott Herman is the current Tribal Council President (2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/tribal-council|title=Rosebud Sioux Tribe President|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
St. Francis Indian School is in St. Francis.  Students also have the option of attending schools run by [[Todd County School District 66-1]].

==References==
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{{Todd County, South Dakota}}
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[[Category:Towns in Todd County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:Towns in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Rosebud Indian Reservation]]