Rapid City, South Dakota
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Rapid City, South Dakota

Administration
Full nameCity of Rapid City
Official nameCity of Rapid City
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Founded1876
Incorporated1882
Government
MayorAlan Hanks
Geography
Total Area44.7 sq mi (115.8 km2)
Land Area44.6 sq mi (115.5 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation3202 ft (976 m)
Demography
Total Population59607 (2000)
Density (pop.)516/km2 (1336.7/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)120279
Other information
Time zoneMountain (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)Mountain (UTC-6)
Area code605
FIPS code46-52980 
GNIS feature ID1265333 

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Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after the Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. Rapid City had a population of 59,607 at the 2000 census. Rapid City is known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "Star of the West". The city is divided by a mountain range that splits the western and eastern parts of the city into two.

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SD city deals with increased waste during rally - KSFY Tweet this news
KSFY--Bill Huebner, president of -Rapid City--based Ace Steel and Recycling, says his business processes about 20000 pounds of aluminum cans each year from the ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:10:49 GMT+00:00
Former WYSO announcer Ruth Yellowhawk dies from cancer - WHIO Radio Tweet this news
WHIO Radio---RAPID CITY-, -South Dakota- -- A former radio colleague has died after suffering with ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:24:36 GMT+00:00
Rules on adult stores challenged - Sioux Falls Argus Leader Tweet this news
Sioux Falls Argus Leader--In denying the restraining order and injunction, Viken said the plaintiff's lawyer failed to notify the -South Dakota- attorney general's office that a ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:03:10 GMT+00:00
Highway Patrol cautions about fund-raising calls - Brandon Valley Challenger Tweet this news
Brandon Valley Challenger--By From staff reports The -South Dakota- Highway Patrol in -Rapid City- has received reports that some person or group is using the Patrol's name to contact ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:32:11 GMT+00:00
School of Mines alumni flock to Rapid City for 125th anniversary - Rapid City Journal Tweet this news
Rapid City Journal--This is the 125th reunion of the university and the Museum of Geology, which predate -South Dakota's- statehood. About 1300 former students are attending this ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:49:41 GMT+00:00
Museum of Geology celebrating 125 years - KCAU Tweet this news
KCAU--Entertainment News from AP AP - June 12, 2010 9:45 AM ET -RAPID CITY-, SD (AP) - The Museum of Geology at the -South Dakota- School of Mines and Technology is ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:53:51 GMT+00:00
Jury acquits man in '75 SD reservation slaying - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press---RAPID CITY-, -SD- - A federal jury has found a man not guilty of murder in a 34-year-old slaying on -South Dakota's- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:08:19 GMT+00:00


Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, South Dakota

County seat: Rapid City
CitiesBox Elder � * Hill City * New Underwood * Rapid City
TownsKeystone * Quinn * Wall * Wasta
CDPsAshland Heights * Colonial Pine Hills * Ellsworth AFB � * Green Valley * Rapid Valley
Unincorporated
communities
Caputa * Johnson Siding * Owanka * Rockerville * Scenic * Silver City * Three Forks
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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