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Population (year 2000): 59,607. Estimated
population in July 2005: 62,167 (+4.3% change)
Males: 29,224 (49.0%), Females: 30,383 (51.0%)
Pennington County
Zip codes:
57701,
57702,
57703.
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $35,978 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,700 (year 2000)
Races in Rapid City:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
- American Indian (12.0%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (33.7%), Irish (13.7%),
Norwegian (10.9%), English (9.9%), United States (4.5%), Swedish
(3.8%).
Elevation: 3247 feet
Land area: 44.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rapid City
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rapid City city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 12.1%
2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,205 (+7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Rapid City:
- BLACK HILLS SURGERY CENTER LLP (216 ANAMARIA
DRIVE)
- IHS PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (3200 CANYON LAKE DR)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (353 FAIRMONT
BLVD)
- SAME DAY SURGERY CENTER LLC (651 CATHEDRAL
DRIVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rapid City:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 10 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 13 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 143 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rapid City:
- STURGIS MUNI (about 26 miles; STURGIS, SD; ID: 49B)
- CUSTER STATE PARK (about 27 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; ID:
3V0)
- CUSTER COUNTY (about 37 miles; CUSTER, SD; ID: CUT)
Colleges/Universities in Rapid City:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY
(Full-time enrollment: 2,002; Location: 501 E SAINT
JOSEPH ST; Public; Offers Doctor's degree)
- WESTERN DAKOTA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 821; Location: 800 MICKELSON DR; Public;
Website: www.westerndakotatech.org)
- NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
787; Location: 321 KANSAS CITY ST; Private, for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- BLACK HILLS BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
55; Location: 623 ST JOE; Private, for-profit)
- HEADLINES ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 51; Location: 529 MAIN ST; Private,
for-profit)
- BLACK HILLS INDIAN BIBLE COLLEGE-ASSEMBLIES OF
GOD (Location: 1310 N MAPLE AVE; Private,
not-for-profit)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL-MEDICAL RAD PROGRAM
(Location: 353 FAIRMONT BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Rapid City:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 89 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 228 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 241 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 253 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 255 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 273 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
Public high schools in Rapid City:
- CENTRAL HI SCH (Students: 2,276; Location:
433 N 8TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- STEVENS HI SCH (Students: 1,578; Location:
1200 44TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 280; Location:
21 ST JOSEPH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Rapid City:
- RAPID CITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHO (Students:
137; Location: 1212 E FAIRMONT BLVD; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Rapid City:
- DAKOTA MIDDLE SCH (Students: 810; Location:
615 COLUMBUS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCH (Students: 664; Location: 2
INDIANA ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RAPID VALLEY ELEM (Students: 617; Location:
2601 COVINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEST MIDDLE SCH (Students: 582; Location:
1003 SOO SAN DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH MIDDLE SCH (Students: 558; Location:
1501 N. MAPLE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEADOWBROOK ELEM (Students: 509; Location:
3125 W FLORMANN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRANDVIEW ELEM (Students: 494; Location: 3301
GRANDVIEW DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- KNOLLWOOD HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 488;
Location: 1701 DOWNING ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCH (Students: 454;
Location: 4501 PARK DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CORRAL DRIVE ELEM (Students: 445; Location:
4503 PARK DR; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Rapid City:
- ST ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL (Students: 537;
Location: 431 OAKLAND; Grades: PK - 8)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 4601 MT RUSHMORE RD BX 2434; Grades: PK - 8)
- MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: 4905 S HIGHWAY 16; Grades: PK - 6)
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 115;
Location: 4550 S HIGHWAY 16; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 86;
Location: 835 E FAIRMONT BLVD; Grades: KG - 8)
- LIFE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 63;
Location: 4116 CANYON LAKE DR; Grades: PK - 4)
- BLACK HILLS CHILDREN'S HOME (Students: 52;
Location: 24100 ROCKERVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 7)
- SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS ELEMENT (Students: 15;
Location: 305 NORTH 39TH STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
- ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN (Students: 6;
Location: 6015 NAMELESS CAVE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Rapid City:
- RAPID CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,794,443; Location: 610 QUINCY STREET; 100,248 books;
5,739 audio materials; 5,493 video materials; 288 serial
subscriptions)
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