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Population (year 2000): 8,606. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,355 (+8.7% change)
Males: 4,007 (46.6%), Females: 4,599 (53.4%)
Lawrence County
Zip codes:
57783,
57799.
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $26,887 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,500 (year 2000)
Races in Spearfish:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (34.9%), Norwegian (13.6%),
Irish (12.5%), English (12.0%), French (4.5%), Dutch (2.8%).
Elevation: 3643 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spearfish
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 17.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spearfish city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,415 (+19.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Spearfish:
- LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1440 N MAIN ST)
- SPEARFISH SURGERY CENTER (1316 10TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Spearfish:
- NORTHERN HILLS GENERAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 15 miles;
DEADWOOD, SD)
- STURGIS COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CTR-CAH (about 28
miles; STURGIS, SD)
- CROOK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles;
SUNDANCE, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spearfish:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 58 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 64 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 117 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spearfish:
- BLACK HILLS-CLYDE ICE FIELD (about 7 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; ID: SPF)
- BELLE FOURCHE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; BELLE
FOURCHE, SD; ID: EFC)
- STURGIS MUNI (about 34 miles; STURGIS, SD; ID: 49B)
Colleges/Universities in Spearfish:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 3,190; Location: 1200 UNIVERSITY ST; Public;
Website: www.bhsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- STAR AVIATION (Location: RR 2 BOX 396A BLACK
HILLS AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Spearfish:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
53 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 130 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 202 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 234 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 266 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 268 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 288 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
Public high school in Spearfish:
- SPEARFISH HI SCH (Students: 670; Location:
1725 N MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spearfish:
- SPEARFISH MIDDLE SCH (Students: 484;
Location: 1600 CANYON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST ELEM (Students: 441; Location: 920 KING;
Grades: PK - 03)
- EAST ELEM (Students: 408; Location: 400 E
HUDSON ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Spearfish:
- SPEARFISH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIS (Students: 3;
Location: 340 NEVADA; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Spearfish:
- GRACE BALLOCH MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $213,328; Location: 625 NORTH FIFTH STREET;
54,350 books; 1,311 audio materials; 2,397 video
materials; 148 serial subscriptions)
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