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{{short description|County in South Dakota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Pennington County | state = South Dakota | ex image = Pennington County Courthouse 2017.JPG | ex image size = 300px | ex image cap = [[Pennington County Courthouse]] in Rapid City | type = [[County (United States)|County]] | flag = | seal = | logo = | coordinates = {{coord|44|00|8.456|N|102|49|25.683|W|region:US-SD_type:county|display=inline}} | founded = January 11, 1875 (created)<br/>April 19, 1877 (organized) | named for = [[John L. Pennington]] | seat wl = Rapid City | largest city wl = Rapid City | area_total_sq_mi = 2784.459 | area_land_sq_mi = 2776.765 | area_water_sq_mi = 7.694 | area percentage = 0.28% | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 109222 | pop_est_as_of = 2024 | population_est = 115979 {{increase}} | density_sq_mi = 41.777 | time zone = Mountain | district = At-large | website = {{URL|https://pennco.org/|pennco.org}} }} '''Pennington County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 109,222,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pennington_County,_South_Dakota?g=050XX00US46103 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> making it the [[List of counties in South Dakota|second most populous county in South Dakota]], and was estimated to be 115,979 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a County |url=https://ce.naco.org/?find=true |publisher=[[National Association of Counties]] |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> The county was created on January 11, 1875, and was organized on April 19, 1877.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |website=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The [[Newberry Library]] |date=2006 |access-date=March 31, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is named for [[John L. Pennington]], fifth [[List of Governors of Dakota Territory|Governor]] of [[Dakota Territory]], who held office in 1875 when the county was formed.<ref>[http://www.co.pennington.sd.us/history.htm "Pennington County, SD History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022100033/http://www.co.pennington.sd.us/history.htm|date=October 22, 2013}}. Pennington County official website. Retrieved January 8, 2011.</ref> Pennington County is included in the Rapid City [[Rapid City metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. It is also the location of [[Mount Rushmore]]. ==History== In 1874, US Army commander George A. Custer led a group into the Black Hills area. He and some of his officers climbed the crest now called [[Black Elk Peak]], and made a toast to US General [[William S. Harney]]. They named the peak for Harney, and this name was used until 2016. This expedition reported that gold could be found in the Black Hills, which spurred a gold rush into the future county area. The mining settlements that sprang up were in violation of the [[Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)|second Treaty of Fort Laramie]] signed with the Sioux Nation in 1868. By 1875, settlement was sufficient to justify creation of a local governing organization, so Pennington County was created on January 11, 1875, and it was fully organized by April 19, 1877. The county's boundaries were adjusted in 1877 and in 1898. The county seat was initially at Sheridan, a mining camp.<ref>Sheridan became a ghost town after the gold rush; it was inundated in 1939 by Sheridan Lake.</ref> (Sheridan is credited with hosting the first Federal Court west of the Missouri River.) In 1878, the county seat was moved to Rapid City.<ref name=PCH/><ref>[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm History of SD Counties/Pennington (accessed February 8, 2019)]</ref> In 1923, [[Doane Robinson]], superintendent of the SD State Historical Society, began promoting the concept of a giant sculpture carved from a Black Hills mountain. By 1927 this concept took substance, when work on [[Mount Rushmore]] began. Shortly after the US entered [[World War II]], an Army training airbase was established in Pennington County. It has continued until the present, now known as [[Ellsworth Air Force Base]]. Supporting this activity has provided a substantial portion of the county's economic base since that time.<ref name=PCH>[https://www.pennco.org/history ''History - Pennington County'' (accessed February 8, 2019)]</ref> ==Geography== [[File:WLA hmns Mesohippus baidi 2.jpg|thumb|Extinct ''[[Mesohippus]]'' horse, found in Pennington County, on display at the [[Houston Museum of Natural Science]]]] Pennington County is located on the west line of South Dakota. Its west boundary line abuts the east boundary line of the state of [[Wyoming]]. Its west end contains the nation's highest peak east of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|continental divide]], [[Black Elk Peak]]. The rugged arid western end contains forest and gullies, descendending to rough rolling hill country in the east. The [[Cheyenne River]] flows north-northeastward through the center of the county and then along its northeastern border on its way to discharge in the Missouri River, while Rapid Creek flows east-southeastward through the western part, to discharge into the Cheyenne at the county's midpoint.<ref name="PCSD">{{Cite web|title=Pennington County Β· South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pennington+County,+SD/@44.0976392,-103.5885471,196738m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x877d6b18a0b71ea9:0x1f7c027658fe1e2b!8m2!3d43.8901111!4d-102.2547919 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The county terrain varies in elevation from Black Elk Peak at {{convert|7,242|ft|m|abbr=on}} to its NE corner, at {{convert|1,896|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed 8 February 2019) |access-date=February 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2784.459|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2776.765|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.694|sqmi}} (0.28%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files β South Dakota|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_46.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in South Dakota by total area, and is larger than the state of [[Delaware]]. ===Major highways=== * [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in South Dakota|Interstate 90]] * [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]] * [[Image:US 16.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 16 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 16]] * [[Image:US 16A.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 16A (South Dakota)|U.S. Highway 16A]] * [[Image:US 385.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 385|U.S. Highway 385]] * [[Image:SD 40.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 40]] * [[Image:SD 44.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 44]] * [[Image:SD 240.svg|25px]] [[South Dakota Highway 240]] * [[Image:SD 244.svg|25px]] [[South Dakota Highway 244]] ===Transit=== * [[Jefferson Lines]] * [[Rapid City Rapid Ride]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Meade County, South Dakota|Meade County]] β north * [[Ziebach County, South Dakota|Ziebach County]] - northeast * [[Haakon County, South Dakota|Haakon County]] β northeast * [[Jackson County, South Dakota|Jackson County]] β southeast * [[Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota|Oglala Lakota County]] β south * [[Custer County, South Dakota|Custer County]] β southwest * [[Weston County, Wyoming]] β west * [[Lawrence County, South Dakota|Lawrence County]] β northwest ===National protected areas=== * [[Badlands National Park]] (part) ** [[Badlands Wilderness]] * [[Black Hills National Forest]] (part) ** [[Black Elk Wilderness]] (part) * [[Buffalo Gap National Grassland]] (part) * [[Minuteman Missile National Historic Site]] (part) * [[Mount Rushmore National Memorial]] ===Lakes and reservoirs=== Source:<ref name=PCSD/> * Deerfield Lake * Pactola Reservoir * Shearer Lake * Sheridan Lake ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 2244 |1890= 6540 |1900= 5610 |1910= 12453 |1920= 12720 |1930= 20079 |1940= 23799 |1950= 34053 |1960= 58195 |1970= 59349 |1980= 70361 |1990= 81343 |2000= 88565 |2010= 100948 |2020= 109222 |estyear=2024 |estimate=115979 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790β1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900β1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990β2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010β2020<ref name="QF"/> }} As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Pennington County was $326,400.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 45,698 estimated households in Pennington County with an average of 2.37 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $70,768. Approximately 11.6% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Pennington County has an estimated 63.0% employment rate, with 34.1% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.7% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Pennington County, South Dakota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/penningtoncountysouthdakota/PST045224 |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> <!-- The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (100.0%), Spanish (0.0%), Indo-European (0.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.0%), and Other (0.0%). --> The median age in the county was 40.2 years. '''Pennington County, South Dakota β racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small> ! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Pennington County, South Dakota β Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c103/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Pennington County, South Dakota β Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s46/c103/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Pennington County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US46103 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Pennington County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46103&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Pennington County, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US46103&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) | 64,148<br>(91.17%) || 71,882<br>(88.37%) || 75,797<br>(85.58%) || 82,438<br>(81.66%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |82,743<br>(75.76%) |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) | 875<br>(1.24%) || 1,249<br>(1.54%) || 722<br>(0.82%) || 1,013<br>(1.00%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,363<br>(1.25%) |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) | 3,643<br>(5.18%) || 5,518<br>(6.78%) || 6,773<br>(7.65%) || 9,042<br>(8.96%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |10,927<br>(10.00%) |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) | 360<br>(0.51%) || 884<br>(1.09%) || 763<br>(0.86%) || 1,041<br>(1.03%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,463<br>(1.34%) |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) | β || β || 51<br>(0.06%) || 76<br>(0.08%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |78<br>(0.07%) |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) | 91<br>(0.13%) || 33<br>(0.04%) || 66<br>(0.07%) || 71<br>(0.07%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |411<br>(0.38%) |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH) | β || β || 2,052<br>(2.32%) || 3,223<br>(3.19%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |6,662<br>(6.10%) |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) | 1,244<br>(1.77%) || 1,777<br>(2.18%) || 2,341<br>(2.64%) || 4,044<br>(4.01%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |5,575<br>(5.10%) |- | '''Total''' | '''70,361<br>(100.00%)''' || '''81,343<br>(100.00%)''' || '''88,565<br>(100.00%)''' || '''100,948<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''109,222<br>(100.00%)''' |} ===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 109,222 people, 44,909 households, and 27,584 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Pennington%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 26, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|39.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 49,153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.26% from some other races and 7.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 5.10% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Pennington County, South Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/pennington-county-south-dakota/050-46103/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> ===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 100,948 people, 41,251 households, and 26,323 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|36.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 44,949 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 83.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 9.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.81% from some other races and 3.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 4.01% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 38.0% were [[Germans|German]], 14.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.0% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 10.2% were [[English people|English]], and 3.6% were [[Americans|American]]. Of the 41,251 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.2% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 36.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $46,849 and the median income for a family was $57,278. Males had a median income of $38,626 versus $30,251 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,894. About 9.4% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Law enforcement & emergency services== The Pennington County Sheriff's Office provides county-wide [[law enforcement]] services to the county. There are 118 deputies in the Patrol Division, in addition court services, investigations, and operation of the Pennington County Jail. The sheriff's office is headquartered in [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheriff's Office - Law Enforcement Division |url=https://pennco.org/index.asp?SEC=EA24F1A5-D95C-46A0-8876-83374F53126E&Type=B_BASIC}}</ref> The sheriff's office issues [[Gun laws in South Dakota|concealed pistol]] permits to county residents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Law Enforcement Division - Concealed Weapons Permits |url=https://www.pennco.org/index.asp?SEC=38567EAB-A871-4C69-920E-F07170A57A1D&Type=B_BASIC}}</ref> The current Sheriff is Brian Mueller. The Sheriff's Office also operates the Pennington County Search and Rescue (PCSAR) team, a volunteer [[search and rescue]] (SAR) team based in Rapid City, was established in 1973, prompted by a 1972 flood in Rapid City. It serves residents and tourists in the county and the [[Black Hills]] area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search & Rescue - Pennington County, South Dakota|url=https://www.pennco.org/pcsar|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=www.pennco.org|language=en}}</ref> ==Communities== ===Cities=== * [[Box Elder, South Dakota|Box Elder]] * [[Hill City, South Dakota|Hill City]] * [[New Underwood, South Dakota|New Underwood]] * [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]] (county seat) ===Towns=== * [[Keystone, South Dakota|Keystone]] * [[Quinn, South Dakota|Quinn]] * [[Wall, South Dakota|Wall]] * [[Wasta, South Dakota|Wasta]] ===Census-designated places=== * [[Ashland Heights, South Dakota|Ashland Heights]] * [[Caputa, South Dakota|Caputa]] * [[Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota|Colonial Pine Hills]] * [[Green Valley, South Dakota|Green Valley]] * [[Johnson Siding, South Dakota|Johnson Siding]] * [[Rapid Valley, South Dakota|Rapid Valley]] ===Unincorporated communities=== Source:<ref name=PCSD/> * [[Ajax, South Dakota|Ajax]] * Colonial Pine Hills * [[Creighton, South Dakota|Creighton]] * [[Ellsworth Air Force Base|Ellsworth AFB]] * [[Farmingdale, South Dakota|Farmingdale]] * Hisega * Imlay * [[Owanka, South Dakota|Owanka]] * Merritt (partial) * Mystic * Pedro * [[Rochford, South Dakota|Rochford]] * [[Rockerville, South Dakota|Rockerville]] * [[Scenic, South Dakota|Scenic]] * [[Silver City, South Dakota|Silver City]] * [[Three Forks, South Dakota|Three Forks]] * Wicksville ===Ghost towns=== * [[Addie Camp, South Dakota|Addie Camp]] * [[Conata, South Dakota|Conata]] * [[Creighton, South Dakota|Creighton]] * [[Etta, South Dakota|Etta]] * [[Moon, South Dakota|Moon]] * [[Myers City, South Dakota|Myers City]] * [[Pactola, South Dakota|Pactola]] * [[Pedro, South Dakota|Pedro]] * [[Redfern, South Dakota|Redfern]] * [[Sheridan, South Dakota|Sheridan]] * [[Teddy Bear, South Dakota|Teddy Bear]] * [[Tigerville, South Dakota|Tigerville]] ===Townships=== * Ash * Castle Butte * Cedar Butte * Conata * Crooked Creek * Fairview * Flat Butte * Huron * Imlay * Lake Creek * Lake Flat * Lake Hill * Owanka * Peno * Quinn * Rainy Creek/Cheyenne * Scenic * Shyne * Sunnyside * Wasta ===Unorganized territories=== * Central Pennington * Dalzell Canyon * East Central Pennington * Mount Rushmore * Northeast Pennington * Rapid City East * West Pennington ==Politics== Pennington County is very conservative for an urban county. It has been strongly Republican for decades, having voted Republican in all but one presidential election since 1936 ([[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]]'s landslide victory in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]). Indeed, a Democrat has only garnered 40 percent of the county's vote three times since 1948. {{PresHead|place=Pennington County, South Dakota|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|35,009|20,051|1,520|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|35,063|20,606|1,849|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|29,804|14,074|3,865|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|28,232|15,125|1,107|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|27,603|17,802|875|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|29,976|14,213|779|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|24,696|11,123|738|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|19,293|12,784|3,439|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|18,052|11,106|8,511|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|19,510|12,068|179|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|21,947|8,224|218|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|18,991|7,121|2,092|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|13,352|10,058|289|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|13,654|8,592|80|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,671|7,303|1,174|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,926|9,881|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,364|7,478|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|10,955|5,332|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,029|4,470|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,392|4,929|92|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,246|3,517|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,603|4,878|0|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,442|5,557|429|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,638|5,178|59|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,645|2,266|25|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,201|854|980|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,568|1,205|225|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,108|1,339|146|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|0|1,135|1,222|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,702|1,160|104|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,126|392|114|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|898|784|15|South Dakota}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|739|1,038|8|South Dakota}} {{PresFoot|1892|Republican|959|147|787|South Dakota}} ==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pennington County, SD |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46103_pennington/DC20SD_C46103.pdf |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=January 14, 2021 |access-date=September 27, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46103_pennington/DC20SD_C46103_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> * [[Custer School District 16-1]] * [[Douglas School District 51-1]] * [[Hill City School District 51-2]] * [[New Underwood School District 51-3]] * [[Rapid City Area Schools|Rapid City School District 51-4]] * [[Wall School District 51-5]] ==See also== * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Pennington County, South Dakota]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://pennco.org/ Pennington County, SD government website] * [https://www.badlandsinfo.com/ Badlands Visitor Information and Recommendations] {{Geographic Location |Centre = Pennington County, South Dakota |North = [[Meade County, South Dakota|Meade County]] |Northeast = [[Ziebach County, South Dakota|Ziebach County]] and [[Haakon County, South Dakota|Haakon County]] |Southeast = [[Jackson County, South Dakota|Jackson County]] |South = [[Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota|Oglala Lakota County]] |Southwest = [[Custer County, South Dakota|Custer County]] |West = [[Weston County, Wyoming]] |Northwest = [[Lawrence County, South Dakota|Lawrence County]] }} {{Pennington County, South Dakota}} {{SouthDakota}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Pennington County, South Dakota| ]] [[Category:Rapid City, South Dakota metropolitan area]] [[Category:Black Hills]] [[Category:1877 establishments in Dakota Territory]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
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