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History · Sicangu Village

37% of Sicangu Village’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1982 on.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sicangu Village’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sicangu Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Sicangu Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sicangu Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sicangu is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, within the Rosebud Indian Reservation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 276 at the 2020 census. It is in the southern part of the county, on the east side of U.S. Route 83. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Nebraska border and 21 miles (34 km) south of Mission.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Sicangu Village on the map in 1982

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sicangu Village.

Sicangu Village on the 1982 USGS map1982Olsonville SE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sicangu Village.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sicangu Village

Nobody well known was born in Sicangu Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James AbourezkAmerican politician · b. 1931
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Mary Brave BirdLakota author and indigenous rights activist · b. 1954
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Tedd GassmanAmerican politician · b. 1943
Tad LucasAmerican trick rider · b. 1902
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Nellie Star Boy MenardSicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker · b. 1910

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.