South Dakota, United States · North America
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Population
North America
Continent
Denver
Timezone
US
Country Code
Rapid City is a city in and the county seat of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the eastern slope of the Black Hills in western South Dakota and was named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Sioux Falls) with a population of 74,703 as of the 2020 census. The Rapid City metropolitan area has 156,000 residents. Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the...
Coordinates
44.0805°, -103.2310°
Elevation
988m
Region/State
South Dakota
District
Pennington County
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Country
United States
Region
South Dakota
Timezone
America/Denver
Population
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