Back Rapid City AN رابيد سيتي Arabic رابيد سيتى ARZ رپید سیتی، گونئی داکوتا AZB Рапід-Сіці Byelorussian Рапид Сити Bulgarian Rapid City (South Dakota) Breton Rapid City Catalan Рапид-Сити (Къилба Дакота) CE Rapid City (kapital sa kondado) CEB
Rapid City | |
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Left to right, from top: Downtown Rapid City, The Journey Museum and Learning Center, Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City Public Library, and Alex Johnson Hotel. | |
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| Nickname(s): Gateway to the Black Hills, City of Presidents | |
 Location in Pennington County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′17″N 103°13′15″W / 44.07139°N 103.22083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Pennington |
| Founded | February 1876[1] |
| Incorporated | February 1883[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jason Salamun |
| Area | |
| • City | 55.13 sq mi (142.78 km2) |
| • Land | 55.07 sq mi (142.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,356 ft (1,023 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 74,703 |
| • Estimate (2024)[6] | 83,026 |
| • Rank | US: 461st SD: 2nd |
| • Density | 1,356.58/sq mi (523.78/km2) |
| • Urban | 85,679 (US: 342nd) |
| • Metro | 154,165 (US: 279th) |
| Demonym | Rapid Citian[7] |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 57701–57704, 57709 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-52980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267543[4] |
| Website | rcgov.org |
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Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County.[8] Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census.[5]
Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the life-size bronze president statues downtown, Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the city's western and eastern parts, called ‘The Gap.’ Ellsworth Air Force Base is on the city's outskirts. Camp Rapid, part of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is in the city's western part.
Rapid City is home to such attractions as Art Alley, Dinosaur Park, the City of Presidents walking tour, Chapel in the Hills, Storybook Island, and Main Street Square. The historic "Old West" town of Deadwood is nearby. In the neighboring Black Hills are the tourist attractions of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, and the museum at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. To the city's east is Badlands National Park.
- ^ Hasselstrom, p. 331.
- ^ "Fred E. Stearns". Rapid City Library. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rapid City, South Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Zimmer, Eric Steven; Abrahamson, Eric John; Maloney, Brenna (April 2021). "Our History, Our Future: A Historic Context Document for Rapid City, South Dakota". Rapid City Government. Rapid City Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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