Tea, South Dakota

Tea, South Dakota
Motto: 
"Tea...A Growing Tradition"
Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota
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 / 43.45556; -96.82389
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLincoln
Founded1894[1]
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government[2]
 • MayorCasey Voelker
 • Council MembersWard I: Lynn DeYoung & Joe Weis
Ward II: Aaron Otten & Jim Erck
Ward III: Terry Woessner & Ruby Zuraff
 • City AdministratorJustin Weiland
 • Finance OfficerDawn Murphy
 • Planning & Zoning AdministratorKevin Nissen
Area
 • Total3.787 sq mi (9.807 km2)
 • Land3.787 sq mi (9.807 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation1,490 ft (454 m)
Population
 • Total5,598
 • Estimate 
(2023)[6]
7,381
 • Density1,827/sq mi (705.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
57064
Area code605
FIPS code46-63100
GNIS feature ID1267599[4]
Sales tax6.2%[7]
Websiteteasd.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]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "City Council & Staff". City of Tea, South Dakota. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tea, South Dakota
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Tea (SD) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 63.
  9. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 129.

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