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Population (year 2000): 6,442. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,260 (-2.8% change)
Males: 3,069 (47.6%), Females: 3,373 (52.4%)
Meade County
Zip code:
57785
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $30,253 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sturgis:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- American Indian (3.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
Ancestries: German (38.1%), Irish (14.9%),
Norwegian (12.5%), English (9.1%), United States (5.7%), Swedish
(4.8%).
Elevation: 3440 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sturgis
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sturgis city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +369 (+6.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Sturgis:
- STURGIS COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CTR-CAH (949
HARMON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sturgis:
- NORTHERN HILLS GENERAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 15 miles;
DEADWOOD, SD)
- LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD)
- SPEARFISH SURGERY CENTER (about 26 miles; SPEARFISH,
SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sturgis:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 35 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 140 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sturgis:
- STURGIS MUNI (about 11 miles; STURGIS, SD; ID: 49B)
- BLACK HILLS-CLYDE ICE FIELD (about 18 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; ID: SPF)
- BELLE FOURCHE MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; BELLE
FOURCHE, SD; ID: EFC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sturgis:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
31 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 116 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 219 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 244 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 251 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 253 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
Public high school in Sturgis:
- BROWN HI SCH (Students: 837; Location: 12930
E HWY 34; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sturgis:
- WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCH (Students: 680; Location:
1425 CEDAR ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- STURGIS ELEM (Students: 551; Location: 1119
3RD ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- DEV DISABILITIES PROGRAM (Students: 47;
Location: 2885 DICKSON DR; Grades: PK - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 23; Location:
2885 DICKSON DR; Grades: 04 - 12)
- ALKALI ELEM (Students: 9; Location: 14758
ALKALI RD; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Sturgis:
- STURGIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$304,002; Location: 1040 2ND STREET; 38,520 books; 1,361
audio materials; 2,015 video materials; 145 serial
subscriptions)
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