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Rapid City, SD
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Rapid City is named after the Rapid Creek on which the city is established. Set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills, the city had a population of 59,607 at the 2000 census, and the population of the metropolitan area, defined as Pennington and Meade counties, was 112,818. Rapid City is known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills of South Dakota" and the "Star of the West." The city is divided by a small mountain range that splits the western and eastern parts of the city into two.
(from wikipedia)
General Information
| Pennington |
County | 79,749 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| South Dakota |
State | 90,085 |
Population (current) |
| 445.3 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 2.2 |
Square Miles of Water | $92,233 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $38,981 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 3,060 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $245,345,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 39,950 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $1,040,048,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
