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Population (year 2000): 4,565. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,675 (+2.4% change)
Males: 2,178 (47.7%), Females: 2,387 (52.3%)
Butte County
Zip code:
57717
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $26,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,200 (year 2000)
Races in Belle Fourche:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (34.8%), Irish (12.0%),
English (11.7%), Norwegian (10.3%), United States (6.3%), French
(5.0%).
Elevation: 3023 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belle Fourche
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belle Fourche city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 13.7%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Belle Fourche:
- LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD)
- SPEARFISH SURGERY CENTER (about 13 miles; SPEARFISH,
SD)
- NORTHERN HILLS GENERAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 25 miles;
DEADWOOD, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belle Fourche:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 64 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 71 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 119 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belle Fourche:
- BELLE FOURCHE MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; BELLE
FOURCHE, SD; ID: EFC)
- BLACK HILLS-CLYDE ICE FIELD (about 15 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; ID: SPF)
- STURGIS MUNI (about 38 miles; STURGIS, SD; ID: 49B)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belle Fourche:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
60 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 141 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 209 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 244 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 259 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 260 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
Public high school in Belle Fourche:
- BELLE FOURCHE HI SCH (Students: 407;
Location: 1301 12TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belle Fourche:
- BELLE FOURCHE MIDDLE SCH (Students: 441;
Location: 1302 ZIEBACH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SOUTH PARK ELEM (Students: 394; Location:
1816 VALLEY DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- NORTH PARK ELEM (Students: 94; Location: 29
NORTH 6TH AVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Private primary/middle school in Belle Fourche:
- BELLE FOURCHE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: RR1 BOX 284; Grades: PK - 8)
Libraries in Belle Fourche:
- BELLE FOURCHE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $167,168; Location: 905 5TH AVE; 38,715 books;
903 audio materials; 1,285 video materials; 116 serial
subscriptions)
- NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$65,300; Location: 1301 EIGHTH AVE; 26,500 books; 12
video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)
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