St. Francis, SD

St. Francis, also known as Sápauŋ thí is a city in the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 469 residents. St. Francis is named after the St. Francis Indian School, which was named after Francis of Assisi and was operated by the Catholic Franciscan order. St. Francis Indian School is in St. Francis. That mix gives St. Francis a clear local shape within South Dakota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.