Mazeppa Township is located in Grant County, State of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

, United States. The population consists of 9 people according to the 2000 census. 47% of the inhabitants of the village of Mazeppa are of German, 11% of Irish, and the rest of Norwegian and English origin. was named in honor of Hetman

Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (; ; ) was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host and the Left-bank Ukraine in 1687–1708. The historical events of Mazepa's life have inspired Cultural legacy of Mazeppa, many literary, artistic and musical works. He was ...

History

The establishment of Mazeppa Township has been attributed to a German immigrant couple, Carl and Ernestina Korth, who set up a homestead in Grant County in 1885 after living for seven years in Canada.Carl Korth
/ref> They seem to have been locally known as Charles and Ernestine Kors.

Geography

The township has a total area of 134.075 km ². South Dakota highway number 81 is the main road for its residents.

Population

As of 2000 there were 79 residents, employed in agricultural production. Population density - 0.59 persons per square kilometer. Men - 53.16%, female - 46.84%. The racial makeup of the city - white. The age structure of population: 0–9 years - 20.25%, 10-19 - 2.53%, 20–29 years - 16.46%, 30–39 years - 16.46%, 40–49 years - 11.39%, 50–59 years - 6.33%, 60–69 years - 12.66%, the years 70-79 - 10.13%.

Education

Sixteen percent of Mazeppa's residents aged 25 and older have a

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or have graduated from

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References

Mazeppa Township is now part of the 40 tower, Dakota Range Windfarm footprint.

External links

Profile for Mazeppa, South Dakota, SD

Mazeppa
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