Tea, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Tea...A Growing Tradition" | |
 Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′20″N 96°49′26″W / 43.45556°N 96.82389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Founded | 1894[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government[2] |
| • Mayor | Casey Voelker |
| • Council Members | Ward I: Lynn DeYoung & Joe Weis Ward II: Aaron Otten & Jim Erck Ward III: Terry Woessner & Ruby Zuraff |
| • City Administrator | Justin Weiland |
| • Finance Officer | Dawn Murphy |
| • Planning & Zoning Administrator | Kevin Nissen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.787 sq mi (9.807 km2) |
| • Land | 3.787 sq mi (9.807 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,490 ft (454 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,598 |
| • Estimate (2023)[6] | 7,381 |
| • Density | 1,827/sq mi (705.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 57064 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-63100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267599[4] |
| Sales tax | 6.2%[7] |
| Website | teasd.com |
Tea is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 5,598 at the 2020 census,[5] and was estimated to be 7,381 in 2023.[6]
Tea was laid out in 1894.[8] The name "Tea" was selected on account of its brevity.[9]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "City Council & Staff". City of Tea, South Dakota. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tea, South Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tea (SD) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 63.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 129.