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Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 100,948, making it the second-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Rapid City. The county is named for John L. Pennington, fifth Governor of Dakota Territory, who held office in 1875 when the county was formed.
Alps. Part of Badlands National Park lies within the county. The park also extends into neighboring Shannon and Jackson counties. Major highways I-90. Interstate 90 US 14. U.S. Highway 14 US 16. U.S. Highway 16 US 16A. U.S. Highway 16A US 385. U.S. Highway 385
Pennington County is included in the Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also the location SD 40. South Dakota of the Mount Rushmore Highway 40 National Memorial. SD 44. South Dakota According to the U.S. CenHighway 44 sus Bureau, the county has SD 240. South Dakota a total area of 2,784 square Highway 240 miles (7,211 km²), of which SD 244. South Dakota 2,776 square miles (7,190 Highway 244 km²) is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) (0.29%) is Adjacent counties water. Mount Rushmore National Memorial lies in Meade County, South the county. Harney Peak, Dakota – north South Dakota’s highest Haakon County, South mountain, is located in the Dakota – northeast county. At 7,242 feet (2,208 Jackson County, South m) it is the highest natural Dakota – southeast point between the Rocky Shannon County, South Mountains and the French Dakota – south World Views Guides - Meade & Pennington
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Custer County, South Dakota – southwest Weston County, Wyoming – west Lawrence County, South Dakota – northwest National protected areas Badlands National Park (part) Black Hills National Forest (part) Buffalo Gap National Grassland (part) Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (part) Mount Rushmore National Memorial As of the census of 2000, there were 88,565 people, 34,641 households, and 23,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 37,249 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/ km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.70% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 8.09% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.68%% from other races, and 2.74% from two
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or more races. 2.64% of the was $37,485, and the mepopulation were Hispanic dian income for a family or Latino of any race. was $44,796. Males had a median income of $30,608 There were 34,641 house- versus $21,540 for females. holds out of which 33.50% The per capita income for had children under the the county was $18,938. age of 18 living with them, About 8.60% of families 51.30% were married cou- and 11.50% of the populaples living together, 11.70% tion were below the povhad a female householder erty line, including 15.60% with no husband present, of those under age 18 and and 32.80% were non-fam- 6.50% of those age 65 or ilies. 26.10% of all houseover. holds were made up of inSearch and rescue dividuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who The Pennington County was 65 years of age or old- Search and Rescue (PCer. The average household SAR) team is a volunteer size was 2.49 and the aver- search and rescue (SAR) age family size was 3.00. team based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The team In the county, the popula- was established in Octotion was spread out with ber 1973, prompted by a 26.60% under the age of 1972 flood in Rapid City. 18, 10.50% from 18 to PCSAR trains for and per24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, forms vehicle extrication, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and vertical rescue, searches, 11.80% who were 65 years communication support, of age or older. The median Fire Department and dive age was 35 years. For ev- team air supply support, ery 100 females there were trench rescue, mass casual98.30 males. For every 100 ty support, and emergency females age 18 and over, winter weather transportathere were 95.70 males. tion. Communities The median income for a Cities and towns household in the county
69,200 - Rapid City 8,260 - Rapid Valley (2010 census) 7,908 - Box Elder 2,493 - Colonial Pine Hills (2010 census) 966 - Hill City 928 - Green Valley (2010 census) 781 - Wall 754 - Ashland Heights (2010 census) 672 - New Underwood 344 - Keystone 83 - Wasta 55 - Quinn ? - Creighton ? - Owanka ? - Wicksville 2011 estimate population Townships The county is divided into 20 townships: Ash, Castle Butte, Cedar Butte, Conata, Crooked Creed, Fairview, Flat Butte, Huron, Imlay, Lake Creek, Lake Flat, Lake Hill, Owanka, Peno, Quinn, Rainy Creek/ Cheyenne, Scenic, Shyne, Sunnyside, and Wasta; and seven areas of unorganized territory: Central Pennington, Dalzell Canyon, East Central Pennington, Mount Rushmore, North-
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east Pennington, Rapid State Park, and Wind Cave City East, and West PenNational Park. nington. The public discovery of gold in 1874 by the Custer Rapid City (Lakota: Mni Expedition brought a mass Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; influx of settlers into the “Swift Water City”) is the Black Hills region of South second-largest city in the Dakota. Rapid City was State of South Dakota, and founded (and originally the county seat of Penning- known as “Hay Camp”) in ton County. Named after 1876 by a group of disapRapid Creek on which the pointed miners, who procity is established, it is set moted their new city as against the eastern slope of the “Gateway to the Black the Black Hills mountain Hills.” John Brennan and range. The population was Samuel Scott, with a small 67,956 as of the 2010 Cen- group of men, laid out the sus. Rapid City is known as site of the present Rapid the “Gateway to the Black City in February 1876, Hills” and the “City of Pres- which was named for the idents”. The city is split by spring-fed Rapid Creek a low mountain ridge that that flows through it. A divides the western and square mile was measured eastern parts of the city. off and the six blocks in the Ellsworth Air Force Base center were designated as is located on the outskirts a business section. Comof the city. Camp Rapid, a mittees were appointed to part of the United States bring in prospective merArmy National Guard, is chants and their families located in the western part to locate in the new settleof the city. The historic “old ment. The city soon began west” town of Deadwood is selling supplies to miners nearby. In the neighboring and pioneers. Its location Black Hills are the popu- on the edge of the Plains lar tourist attractions of and Hills and its large river Mount Rushmore, the Cra- valley made it the natuzy Horse Memorial, Custer ral hub of railroads arrivWorld Views Guides - Meade & Pennington
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ing in the late 1880s from both the south and east. By 1900, Rapid City had survived a boom and bust and was establishing itself as an important regional trade center for the upper midwest. Although the Black Hills became a popular tourist destination in the late 1890s, it was a combination of local efforts, the popularity of the automobile, and construction of improved highways that brought tourists to the Black Hills in large numbers after World War I. Gutzon Borglum, already a famous sculptor, began work on Mount Rushmore in 1927 and his son, Lincoln Borglum, continued the carving of the presidents’ faces in rock following his father’s death in 1941. The work was halted due to pressures leading to the US entry into World War II and the massive sculpture was declared complete in 1941. Although tourism sustained the city throughout the Great Depression of the 1930s, the gasoline
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rationing of World War II had a devastating effect on the tourist industry in the town, but this was more than made up for by the war-related growth.
land for a hundred miles east, northeast and northwest of the city was dotted with 150 Minuteman missile silos and 15 launch command centers, all of which were deactivated in The city benefited greatly the early 1990s. from the opening of Rapid City Army Air Base, later In 1949, city officials enviEllsworth Air Force Base, sioned the city as a retail an Army Air Corps training and wholesale trade center base. As a result, the popu- for the region and designed lation of the area nearly a plan for growth that fodoubled between 1940 and cused on a civic center, 1948, from almost 14,000 more downtown parking to nearly 27,000 people. places, new schools, and Military families and civil- paved streets. A construcian personnel soon took tion boom continued into every available living space the 1950s. Growth slowed in town, and mobile parks in the 1960s, but the worst proliferated. Rapid City natural disaster in South businesses profited from Dakota history, the Black the military payroll. Dur- Hills Flood led to another ing the Cold War, missile building boom a decade installations proliferated later. On June 9, 1972, in the area: a series of Nike heavy rains caused masAir Defense sites were con- sive flooding of the Rapstructed around Ellsworth id Creek. More than 250 in the 1950s. In the early people lost their lives and 60s the construction of more than $100 million in three Titan missile launch property was destroyed. sites containing a total of nine Titan I missiles in the The devastation of the general vicinity of Rapid flood and the outpouring City took place. Beginning of private donations and in November 1963, the millions of dollars in fed-
eral aid led to the completion of one big part of the 1979 plan: clearing the area along the Rapid Creek and making it a public park. New homes and businesses were constructed to replace those that had been destroyed. Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and a new Central High School were built in part of the area that had been cleared. The new Central High School opened in 1978, with the graduating class in that year straddling both the original Central (housed in what is now Dakota Middle School) and the new Central. The rebuilding in part insulated Rapid City from the drop in automotive tourism caused by the Oil Embargo in 1974, but tourism was depressed for most of a decade. In 1978, Rushmore Mall was built on the north edge of the city, adding to the city’s position as a retail shopping center. In 1980 in United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled
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that the government of the United States had illegally stolen the Black Hills from the Sioux people when the government unilaterally broke the treaty that guaranteed the Black Hills belonged to the Sioux. The court decision offered money, but the Sioux declined on principle that the theft of their land should not be validated, and still demand the return of the land. This land includes Rapid City, which is by far the largest modern settlement in the Black Hills. As of 2010, the dispute has not been settled. In the 1980s, growth was fueled by an increase in tourism, increasingly tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, followed by another decline in the late 1990s. Fears for the closure of Ellsworth AFB as part of the massive base closure process in the 1990s and 2000s led to attempts to expand other sectors of the economy, but growth continued and the city expanded significantly during this period.
Today, Rapid City is South Dakota’s primary city for tourism and recreation. With the approval of a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory at the Homestake Mine site in nearby Lead, Rapid City has a future of great advancements in technology, medicine, and scientific research.On June 9–10, 1972, extremely heavy rains over the eastern Black Hills of South Dakota produced record floods on Rapid Creek and other streams in the area. Nearly 15 inches (380 mm) of rain fell in about 6 hours near Nemo, and more than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain fell over an area of 60 square miles (160 km2). According to the Red Cross, the resulting peak floods (which occurred after dark) left 238 people dead and 3,057 people injured. In addition to the human tragedy, total damage was estimated in excess of $160 million (about $821 million in 2009 dollars), which included 1,335 homes and 5,000 automobiles that
were destroyed. Runoff from this storm produced record floods (highest peak flows recorded) along Battle, Spring, Rapid, and Box Elder Creeks. Smaller floods also occurred along Elk Creek and Bear Butte Creek. Canyon Lake Dam, on the west side of Rapid City, broke the night of the flood, unleashing a wall of water down the creek. The 1972 flooding has an estimated recurrence interval of 500 years, which means that a flood of this magnitude will occur on average once every 500 years. Every year there is a 0.2 percent chance (1 in 500) of experiencing a similar event. To prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future, the city’s flood plain is no longer allowed to be built upon. Today the flood plain features golf courses, parks, sports arenas, and arboretums where neighborhoods and businesses once stood. In 2007, the Rapid City Public Library created a 1972 Flood digital archive that collects survivors’ sto-
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ries, photos and news accounts of the flood. The Journey Museum has an interactive display on the 1972 flood which is an ongoing project to give future generations the best idea of how the people were affected and the changes made to it because of the loss of 238 lives. It will in the future include the biographies of all of those who died so they will be remembered as more than names on a memorial. Geography Rapid City is located at 44.076188°N 103.228299°W. The downtown elevation of Rapid City is 3,202 feet (976 m) and Rapid City sits in the shadow of Harney Peak; which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.49 square miles (143.71 km2), of which, 55.41 square miles (143.5 km2) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2) is water.
a hundred feet or more Rapid City is located on the above the floodplain. eastern edge of the Black Rapid Creek Hills, and is split in half by the Dakota Hogback. Rapid Rapid Creek flows through City’s “Westside” is located Rapid City, emerging in the Red Valley between from Dark Canyon above the foothills of the Black Canyon Lake and flowHills proper and the Dako- ing in a large arc north of ta Hogback, so named for Downtown. Rapid Creek the red Spearfish formation descends to the southsoils and the way the val- east as the valley widens. ley completely circles the The floodplain of Rapid Black Hills. Rapid City has Creek is mostly a series grown up into the foothills, of parks, arboretums, and with both ridges and val- bike trails, one legacy of leys developed, especially the Black Hills Flood of in the last 20 years, and 1972. To the north, a series wildfire is a distinct threat of ridges separates Rapto these residential areas, id Creek from Box Elder as shown by the Westberry Creek, with large older and Trails fire in 1988. new residential areas and commercial areas along Skyline Drive follows the I-90. To the south, the tersummits of the Dakota rain rises more steeply to Hogback south from near the southern widening of Rapid Gap (where Rapid the Dakota Hogback into Creek cuts through the a plateau dividing the RapHogback) to a large high id Creek drainage from plateau which forms the Spring Creek. current south edge of Rapid City. The Central and Rapid City features a steppe Eastern portions of Rapid climate (Köppen BSk). Its City lie in the wide valley location makes its climate of Rapid Creek outside the unlike both the higher elHogback, which includes evations of the Black Hills a number of mesas rising and the Great Plains to
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the east. It is characterized by long arid summers and long dry winters, with short but distinct spring and autumn seasons.
er gradually, with snow activity generally ceasing by May and precipitation totals beginning to increase. In the latter half of spring, storms typically develop over the Black Hills during the afternoon and move onto the plains in the evening. However, Rapid City still sees an average of 20 clear to partly cloudy days and 65 percent of its possible sunshine in June. This is the traditional “flood” season for Rapid and other creeks in the Eastern Hills. Temperatures warm rapidly as summer approaches.
August, but only 1.56 inches (40 mm) of rain in that month.
Summer in Rapid City is hot, relatively dry, and sunny. July is the warmest month of the year, having a daily average temperature of 72.6 °F (22.6 °C). There is an average of 31 days with 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs and 4.5 with 100 °F (38 °C)+ highs. Due to the elevation and aridity, lows rarely remain at or above 70 °F (21 °C) and during summer occasionally lower to 50 °F (10 °C). Rapid Compared to locations in City records an average of the east, spring warms rath- 9 thunderstorm days in
Sunshine is abundant in the region, averaging 2850 hours, 65% of the possible total, per year.
Winters are cold and dry, with December, with a daily average temperature of 24.9 °F (−3.9 °C), being the coldest month in recent years; however, Chinook winds can warm temperatures above 50 °F (10 °C), doing so on average about 20 times from December to February. Temperature inversions, however, occasionally produce warmer temperatures in the Black Hills. The low temperature reaches 0 °F (−17.8 °C) on an average 16 nights. Snowfall is frequent but usually not heavy; March and April are typically the snowiest months, and the seasonal total averages 41 inches (104 cm). Extensive snow cover does not remain for long, with only 9 days per year of 5 inches (13 cm) or more on the ground.
Fall is a precipitous transition season, with the average first freeze in Rapid City is October 4 and late August through September in the Black Hills. The Rapid City area’s first snowfall is usually in October, although higher elevations sometimes receive significant snow in September. Occasional cold fronts moving through the area bring blustery northwest winds.
Rapid City holds a record for an extreme temperature drop of 47 °F (26 °C) in 5 minutes on January 10, 1911. Extremes also range from −31 °F (−35 °C) on February 2, 1996 up to 111 °F (44 °C) on July 15, 2006. As of the census of 2010, there were 67,956 people, 28,586 households, and
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16,957 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,226.4 inhabitants per square mile (473.5 /km2). There were 30,254 housing units at an average density of 546.0 per square mile (210.8 / km2). The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% White, 1.1% African American, 12.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 59,607 people, 23,969 households, and 15,220 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,336.7 people per square mile (516.1/ km2). There were 25,096 housing units at an average density of 562.8 per square mile (217.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.33% White, 0.97% African American, 10.14% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 28,586 households of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90. There were 23,969 houseWorld Views Guides - Meade & Pennington
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holds out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $35,978, and the median income for a family was $44,818. Males had a median income of $30,985 versus $21,913
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for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,445. About 9.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. Healthcare Rapid City is a major medical care center for a five-state region, centered around the Rapid City Regional Hospital and the Indian Health Service’s Sioux San Hospital. Other smaller, independent medical facilities have been established in the area, including the Black Hills Surgery Center, The Heart Doctors, The Spine Center at Rapid City, Setliff Sinus Institute, Black Hills Eye Institute and Regional Behavioral Healthcare. Two Veterans Affairs hospitals are located nearby at Fort Meade, and Hot Springs. Emergency medical services (EMS) are provided by the Rapid City Fire Department. Emergency medical transportation by rotor and fixed wing aircraft
is provided by Black Hills Life Flight, operated by Air Methods Corp. based in Denver, CO. Rapid City is also home to a number of non-profit public health organizations that engage in survey and clinic research, epidemiology, and area-based health promotion disease prevention. The Health Education and Promotion Council and Black Hills Center for American Indian Health are two notable non-profit organizations. Rapid City institutions of higher education include the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Oglala Lakota College’s He Sapa College Center, West River Graduate and Undergraduate Center (South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota), National American University, Western Dakota Technical Institute, Black Hills Beauty College, John Witherspoon College, and several small sectarian preacher training schools. Black Hills State University is located in nearby Spearfish, and offers several
classes in Rapid City. The South Dakota state nurse training program is also based in Rapid City. There are two public high schools in the city, Central High School and Stevens High School. The city also has an alternative high school; Rapid City Academy, and at least four Christian high schools including Saint Thomas More, Rapid City Christian High School, Liberty Baptist Academy and Open Bible Christian School. In 2012, 29.7 percent of Rapid City residents 25 years or over had earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher. This is on par with the average educational attainment in the United States. The highest rates of educational attainment in South Dakota can be found in metropolitan areas of Rapid City and Sioux Falls. Rapid City Area Schools The local public schools fall under the Rapid City Area Schools school district. There are two major high schools within the district. They are Central High School and Stevens High
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School. The middle schools include newly founded East Middle School, North Middle School, South Middle School, Southwest Middle School, and West Middle School. There are 16 elementary schools within the district. These are Black Hawk, Canyon Lake, Corral Drive, General Beadle, Grandview, Horace Mann, Kibben Kuster, Knollwood Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinedale, Rapid Valley, Robbinsdale, South Canyon, South Park, Valley View, and Woodrow Wilson. Sports The most successful of South Dakota’s sports programs, Rapid City Post 22 American Legion Baseball has won dozens of state titles and made several appearances in the American Legion Baseball World Series, winning a title in 1993. Recently the Former Post 22 head coach Dave Ploof stepped down after 47 years. The new head coach Mitch Messer was unable to reach the state championship game in his first year at the helm of the
baseball program. The Rapid City Thrillers was a professional basketball club that competed in the Continental Basketball Association beginning in the 1987-1988 season through the 1996-1997 season. The Black Hills Posse was a professional basketball club that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. The Black Hills Gold was a professional basketball club that competed in the International Basketball Association during the 1999-2000 season. The Rapid City Flying Aces is an indoor football team that competed between 2000 and 2006 in the Indoor Football League, United Indoor Football, and National Indoor Football League, changing names from season to season. The Rapid City Rush is a minor league hockey team in the CHL. The Rushmore Hockey Association is the home of youth hockey in Rap-
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id City, competing in the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association. The Rushmore Thunder won 2010 State Championships for Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Pee Wee B. There is also another American legion baseball team in Rapid City Rapid City Post 320 Stars they have yet to win a state championship. Art and culture Because of the importance of tourism in the area, and its extensive market area, Rapid City has many cultural resources usually found only in much larger urban areas. Among these are: Alternative Fuel Coffeehouse The Journey Museum Museum of Geology Dahl Arts Center The Rapid City Public Library Heritage Festival Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Black Hills Playhouse Storybook Island Theater Art Alley Gallery Black Hills Community Theatre Black Hills Symphony Or-
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chestra Black Hills Chamber Orchestra Prairie Edge Art Gallery Chapel in the Hills Rapid City also has a large amount of public sculpture on display in many parts of the city. The most visible is “The City of Presidents” - a series of life-sized bronze statues representing each of the American presidents. The statues are located on street corners in the downtown area. Five South Dakota artists created the statues: Edward E. Hlavka, Lee Leuning, John Lopez, James Michael Maher, and James Van Nuys. These statues are being erected by public subscription over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. Sister cities Rapid City has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Apolda, Germany Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan Yangshuo County, Guangxi, China Industry and economy
Rapid City’s economy is diverse, but has only a moderate amount of industry. Heavy and medium industrial activities include a Portland cement plant (constructed and owned for 84 years by the State of South Dakota and sold in 2003 to GCC, a Mexican-based conglomerate), Black Hills Ammunition an ammunition and reloading supplies manufacturing company, several custom sawmills, a lime plant, a computer peripheral component manufacturing plant, and several farm and ranch equipment manufacturers. Of particular note, Rapid City is the center for the manufacture of Black Hills gold jewelry, a popular product with tourists and Westerners in general. Rapid City is also the location of the only manufacturer of stamping machines used for the labeling of plywood and chipboard products. Although most gold mining has ceased in the Black Hills and was never done in or near Rapid
City, mining of sand and gravel, as well as the raw materials for lime and Portland cement (including chemical-grade limestone, taconite iron ore, and gypsum) remains an important part of the economy. The largest sector of the Rapid City economy is government services, including local, state, and federal. Major employers include Ellsworth Air Force Base, home of the 28th Bomb Wing flying the B-1B long-range bomber; the Army National Guard based at Camp Rapid and hosting annual exercises in the Black Hills drawing troops from five to ten states; and various federal agencies including the National Park Service, US Forest Service, and Indian Health Service. The Rapid City Regional Hospital Healthcare System covers one of the largest expansions of territory in the United States. The health care sector employs over 8,000 persons in the Rapid City area.
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Tourism is also a major portion of the Rapid City economy, due to the proximity of Mount Rushmore, Sturgis, home of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Deadwood, and other attractions in the Black Hills. Rapid City is the major source of services for the Motorcycle Rally, and the Rally’s demand for motel rooms, camp sites, and other services for tourists during the first week of August means that Rapid City has the capacity to host large conventions and large numbers of tourists year-round. Various minor tourist attractions, including wildlife parks, specialty shops, caves, water parks, private museums, and other businesses are found in and near Rapid City. Other economic sectors include financial service and investing companies such as Waddell and Reed, Citibank, WaMu, Merrill Lynch, and Northwestern Mutual. Rapid City is the headquarters for Assurant Insurance’s pre-need division and Rapid City has a strong medical services
sector, and institutions of higher education. Rapid City is also the major market town for much of five states, drawing commerce from more than half of South Dakota, and large portions of North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and the Nebraska Panhandle. The real compound annual growth rate of the gross domestic product of the Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1.8% for 2001-2012. Transportation Rapid City is a major transportation hub for the Northern Plains. Rapid City Regional Airport provides flights to the airline hub cities of Denver, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa and Chicago. The airport also has extensive General Aviation operations, including wildfire fighting activities and medical flight support to Rapid City medical facilities and Indian Health Service operations in the Dakotas. Historically, Rapid City was served by three rail-
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roads. Presently, the city is served by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E), now owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The DM&E serves the Northern Black Hills and heads south into Nebraska. DM&E lines run east to Minnesota and south through Nebraska to connect with major transcontinental railroads Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific. South Dakota does not have Amtrak service, one of the few states that doesn’t. Rapid City’s central location allows easy transport of products to both coasts, and trucking is a major business activity in the city. Improved connections with Denver and I-80 to the south, via the Heartland Expressway now under construction will primarily benefit local trucking. Rapid City’s location on the boundary of the Western and Eastern power grids, together with the hydroelectric plants of the Mainstem Dams on the Missouri River and the large coal fields and power
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plants of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming make it one of the points where the two national power grids connect with each other, allowing switching of electrical power from east to west and vice versa. Infrastructure Interstate 90 is the primary east-west route for Rapid City. Rapid City is served by a series of 7 exits. I-90 skims the northern side of Rapid City. The South Dakota DOT has been reconstructing most of these interchanges in the last five years. Interstate 190 is an Interstate spur linking downtown Rapid City to Interstate 90. US Highway 16 is the main route to the southwest and the Black Hills from Rapid City. It links Rapid City to Custer and then west to Newcastle, Wyoming, where it connects to US Highway 85 for travel to Cheyenne and Denver. Reconstructed as a four-lane parkway connecting Rapid City to Mount Rushmore in the mid-1960s, major segments have been rebuilt as
three-lane or “super-two” highways in the past decade, to support increased tourist traffic. South Dakota Highway 44 is a state highway that links the interior of the Black Hills to the southwest of Rapid City, and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and nearby areas in the Great Plains to the southeast. South Dakota Highway 79 is a state highway that is multiplexed with I-90 northwest of Rapid City. SD Highway 79 extends to North Dakota. South of Rapid City to Nebraska, Highway 79 is being reconstructed as the Heartland Expressway, a highspeed four-lane highway which will eventually connect to Interstate 80 in Nebraska and the Colorado Front Range near Denver. The Heartland Expressway may eventually be extended along US Highway 85 north to Regina, Saskatchewan, to create an additional major north-south artery through the Great Plains which would pass through Rapid City.
Rapid City’s location on the boundary of the Western and Eastern power grids, together with the hydroelectric plants of the Mainstem Dams on the Missouri River and the large coal fields and power plants of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming make it one of the points where the two national power grids connect with each other, allowing switching of electrical power from east to west and vice versa. Rapid City has its own coal-fired power plant, but also obtains much of its power from both the Missouri dams and power stations near Gillette, Wyoming. Electrical rates are considered relatively low. Rapid City obtains most of its water supply from Rapid Creek and the alluvial aquifers associated with the creek, owning significant water rights in Pactola Reservoir located some 15 miles (24 km) west of the city, but does also obtain water from some springs in the vicinity, and has the ability to draw water from deep formations which re-
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ceive water from recharge in areas of the Black Hills where the formations come to the surface. The heavy dependence on shallow alluvial aquifers is of some concern to planners, as most suburbs of Rapid City use septic systems for domestic sewage treatment. However, water supplies remain relatively good for future growth. The Rapid City Regional Airport operates at below maximum capacity for general aviation and commercial aviation, and is capable of handling all current commercial passenger and cargo aircraft. Rapid City no longer has passenger rail service. Rail cargo service is limited: the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern provides connections to other cities in South Dakota and Minnesota, and connects to major rail service along the Mississippi River corridor, but the DM&E also connects to major transcontinental rail lines to the south, in Nebraska and Wyoming. Rapid City has limited cityto-city bus service along
I-90, but many charter bus Caputa services operate in the area, Hermosa and connect Rapid City Nemo and Deadwood with citRimrock Area ies in Colorado, Nebraska, Johnson Siding and Iowa. Rapid City does Rockerville have a municipally-owned Summerset bus service with multiple Whispering Pines bus stops and a headquarMoon Meadows ters in the city. Communities at a greater Suburbs distance from Rapid City Main article: Rapid City include: metropolitan area New Underwood The estimated 2012 popuSilver City lation of the Rapid City Keystone Metropolitan Statistical Hill City Area (Pennington County, Hayward Meade County and Custer Spearfish County) was 138,738. Sturgis Most cities and towns in Belle Fourche the Black Hills and the surWall rounding plains have a sigLocal media nificant percentage of their AM radio population who commute AM radio stations to and from Rapid City, and many residents of RapFrequency id City work in outlying Call sign towns. Among the nearer Name suburbs in Pennington and Format Meade Counties: Owner Ashland Heights City of License Rapid Valley Broadcast Market Blackhawk 580 AM Piedmont Valley KZMX Piedmont 580 Country Box Elder Country Colonial Pine Hills Mt. Rushmore Broadcast-
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ing, Inc Rapid City Hot Springs Rapid City Rapid City 1380 AM 810 AM KOTA KBHB Radio 1380 KOTA Five State Ranch Radio News/Talk Farm Duhamel Broadcasting New Rushmore Radio, Inc Enterprises Sturgis Rapid City Rapid City Rapid City 920 AM FM radio KKLS FM radio stations 97.5 The Hills Frequency Contemporary Hits Call sign New Rushmore Radio, Inc Name Rapid City Format Rapid City Owner 980 AM Target city/market KDSJ City of license 88.3 FM Oldies KLMP Goldrush Broadcasting, The Light Inc Christian Deadwood Bethesda Christian BroadRapid City casting 1150 AM Rapid City KIMM Rapid City Big Kim Country 88.7 FM Classic Country K204FB Gunslinger Radio, Inc Rapid City Community Radio Rapid City KILI-FM translator 1340 AM Lakota Communications KTOQ Inc. K-Talk AM 1340 Rapid City News/Talk Rapid City Haugo Broadcasting, Inc 89.3 FM
KBHE South Dakota Public Broadcasting NPR SD Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications Rapid City Rapid City 89.9 FM KQFR Family Radio Christian Family Stations Inc Rapid City Rapid City 90.3 FM KASD American Family Radio Christian American Family Radio Rapid City Rapid City 91.3 FM KTEQ-FM K-Tech Alternative Tech Educational Radio Council Rapid City Rapid City 91.7 FM K218DX CSN International C h r i s t i a n KAWZ-FM translator CSN International
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Rapid City Box Elder 92.2 FM KQRQ-FM Q92.3 Classic Hits New Generation Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 93.1 FM KRCS Hot 93.1 Top 40 New Rushmore Radio, Inc. Rapid City Sturgis 93.9 FM KKMK Magic 93.9 Hot AC New Rushmore Radio, Inc. Rapid City Rapid City 95.1 FM KSQY K-Sky Album Oriented Rock Haugo Broadcasting, Inc Rapid City Deadwood 95.9 FM KZZI The Eagle Country Duhamel Broadcasting Rapid City
Belle Fourche 96.3 FM K242BK The Eagle Country Duhamel Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 97.1 FM KFND-LP Religious Calvary Chapel of the Black Hills Rapid City Rapid City 97.5 FM K248BT 97.5 The Hills Adult Contemporary New Rushmore Radio, Inc. Rapid City Rapid City 97.9 FM KTPT The Point Christian Rock Bethesda Christian Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 98.7 FM KOUT Kat Country 98.7 Country New Rushmore Radio, Inc Rapid City
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Rapid City 99.5 FM KRKI-FM1 99-5 The Range Classic Country KRKI-FM booster Badlands Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 100.3 FM KFXS 100.3 The Fox Classic Rock New Rushmore Radio, Inc Rapid City Rapid City 101.1 FM KDDX X-Rock Active Rock Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises Rapid City Spearfish 101.9 FM KFMH-FM1 Oldies 101.9 O l d i e s KFMH-FM booster Badlands Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 102.7 FM KXMZ Hits 102.7 Hot AC Pandora Radio
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Rapid City Box Elder 103.5 FM K278AN X-Rock
Active Rock KDDX-FM translator Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises Rapid City Rapid City 104.1 FM KIQK Kick 104 Country Haugo Broadcasting, Inc Rapid City Rapid City 104.7 FM K284BA Hot 93.1 Top 40 KRCS-FM translator New Rushmore Radio, Inc Rapid City Rapid City 105.1 FM KAWK The Hawk 105.1 Adult Contemporary Haugo Broadcasting, Inc Rapid City Custer 105.7 FM K289AI The Light C h r i s t i a n KLMP-FM translator
Bethesda Christian Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City 106.3 FM KZLK She 106.3 Hot AC Steven E. Duffy Rapid City Custer 106.7 FM K294BT Big Kim Classic Country C o u n t r y KIMM-AM translator Gunslinger Radio, Inc Rapid City Rapid City 107.3 FM KSLT Power 107.3 Christian Contemporary Bethesda Christian Broadcasting Rapid City Spearfish 107.9 FM K300AX Power 107.3 Christian Contemporary KSLT-FM translator Bethesda Christian Broadcasting Rapid City Rapid City Television KOTA-TV 3 ABC (ATSC
2) KEVN-TV 7 Fox (ATSC 18) KBHE-TV 9 PBS (ATSC 26) KCLO 15 CBS (ATSC 16) KNBN 21 NBC KKRA-LP 24 MyNetworkTV/ION KWBH-LP 27 The CW Print Rapid City Journal Rapid City Weekly Report Patriot (Ellsworth AFB Bulletin) Places of interest Dinosaur Park Hart Ranch Reptile Gardens Bear Country USA Storybook Island South Dakota School of Mines and Technology The Journey Museum and Gardens Rapid City Public Library Rushmore Mall Noteworthy people Catherine Bach - Born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, best known as Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Shane Van Boening - Professional billiards player Dave Collins - Professional baseball player Sean Doolittle - Profes-
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sional baseball player Mark Ellis - Professional baseball player Jack van der Geest - Born in The Hague, Netherlands, Holocaust survivor, author of Was God on Vacation? Emily Graslie - Correspondent for Chicago Field Museum and YouTube program host Dick Green - Born in Sioux City, Iowa, professional baseball player Bill Groethe - Photographer who took picture of last eight survivors of 1876’s Battle of the Little Bighorn David Hallberg - Principal dancer with American Ballet Theater and the Bolshoi Ballet Becky Hammon - WNBA player for San Antonio Silver Stars and the Russian national team John Sherrill Houser Painter and sculptor Carrie Ingalls - Born in Montgomery County, Kansas, younger sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Lawrence Lessig - Lawyer, Stanford professor, founder of the Creative Commons, moved to Eastern United States as a child
Eric Piatkowski - Born in Steubenville, Ohio, NBA player and former Nebraska Cornhusker Kelvin Torve - Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets Adam Vinatieri - Born in Yankton, NFL kicker for the Indianapolis Colts Chauncey Yellow Robe (“Kills in the Woods”) (Canowicakte) (18671930) - educator, lecturer and activist Rosebud Yellow Robe folklorist, educator and author Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,434. Its county seat is Sturgis. The county was created in 1889 and was named for Fort Meade, which was garrisoned as a United States military post in the area in 1878 and was named for General George Meade. Meade County is part of the Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Meade County was established in 1889 and named
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for Fort Meade. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,483 square miles (9,020 km2), of which 3,471 square miles (8,990 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (0.34%) is water. It is the largest county by area in South Dakota. Major highways Interstate 90 U.S. Highway 14 U.S. Highway 14A U.S. Highway 212 South Dakota Highway 34 South Dakota Highway 73 South Dakota Highway 79 Adjacent counties Perkins County, South Dakota - north Ziebach County, South Dakota - east Pennington County, South Dakota - south Lawrence County, South Dakota - southwest Butte County, South Dakota - northwest National protected area Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge Black Hills National Forest (part) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 24,253 people,
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8,805 households, and 6,700 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 10,149 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/ km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.65% White, 1.48% Black or African American, 2.04% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,805 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county, the popula-
tion was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,992, and the median income for a family was $40,537. Males had a median income of $26,572 versus $20,517 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,680. About 7.90% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over. Communities Cities and towns Mud Butte Tilford Plainview White Owl 1. 9,093 - Box Elder (officially in Pennington County)
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2. 6,883 - Sturgis 3. 4,142 - Ellsworth AFB (2007 estimate) 4. 2,892 - Blackhawk (2010 census) 5. 2,029 - Summerset 6. 881 - Piedmont 7. 434 - Faith 2013 estimate population Townships The county is divided into seven townships: Dakota, Eagle, Howard, Lakeside, Smithville, and Upper Red Owl; and three areas of unorganized territory: Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys, North Meade, and Southwest Meade. Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,627 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after General Samuel D. Sturgis. Sturgis is famous for being the location of one of the largest annual motorcycle events in the world, which is held annually on the first full week of August. Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world flock to this usually sleepy town during the Sturgis Motor-
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cycle Rally. Sturgis was founded in 1878. It was originally named Scooptown, because many of the residents “scooped up” their pay from nearby Fort Meade. Its name was later changed to Sturgis in honor of the Civil War Union General Samuel D. Sturgis. In 1889, Sturgis was the designated county seat of the newly formed Meade County. As part of the vast Ellsworth Air Force Base complex, the land north of Sturgis was dotted with 50 Minuteman missile silos, with the closest (L5) only 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the center of the town. Geography Sturgis is located at 44°24′37″N 103°31′7″W (44.410322, -103.518486). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2), all of it land. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 6,627 people,
2,916 households, and 1,687 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,660.9 inhabitants per square mile (641.3 /km2). There were 3,154 housing units at an average density of 790.5 per square mile (305.2 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% White, 0.2% African American, 2.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 2,916 households of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,442 people, 2,738 households, and 1,708 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,723.6 people per square mile (665.0/km²). There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 799.7 per square mile (308.6/ km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.80% White, 0.20% African American, 2.48% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population. There were 2,738 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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48.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $30,253, and the median income for a family was $38,698. Males had a median income of $25,856 versus $18,582 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,763. About 11.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below
the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. Points of interest Bear Butte State Park Fort Meade Fort Meade Cavalry Museum Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame Black Hills National Cemetery Fort Meade National Cemetery South Dakota Centennial Trail Wonderland Cave Fort Meade Recreation Area and National Back Country Byway Poker Alice House, formerly the bordello of the frontier gambler Alice Ivers Tubbs, known as Poker Alice Public Sculptures: Kinship at the Sturgis Community Center General Samuel D. Sturgis at the Hills and Plains Park at the east entrance to town Jesus in the Garden at the First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden St. Francis of Assisi at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
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STURGIS spelled out in letters Radio & TV stations AM radio stations KBHB 810 KKLS 920 KDSJ 980 KTOQ 1340 KBFS 1450 FM radio stations KRCS 93.1 KKMK 93.9 KSQY 95.1 KZZI 95.9 KOUT 98.7 KFXS 100.3 KDDX 101.1 KFMH 101.9 KYDT 103.1 KIQK 104.1 Television stations KOTA-TV Ch. 3 ABC KCLO Ch. 16 CBS KNBN Ch. 21 NBC KBHE-TV Ch. 26 PBS Notable people Raymond W. Carpenter, United States Army Major General and acting Director of the Army National Guard (Born in Sturgis, graduated from Sturgis Brown High School) Francis H. Case, former resident, journalist and politician Scott DesJarlais, former resident, physician and
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politician J.C. “Pappy� Hoel, Credited with starting the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Carroll Hardy, born in Sturgis, former Major League Baseball player Alice Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert, better known as Poker Alice, frontier gambler, lived her later years in Sturgis but died in Rapid City Herbert A. Littleton, former resident, posthumous receiver of the Medal of Honor Megan Mahoney, former resident, basketball player Paige McPherson, Olympic taekwondo competitor Larry Rhoden, born in Sturgis, South Dakota state senator Rex Terry, born in Sturgis, banker and South Dakota politician
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