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  1. Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census.

  2. Apr 21, 2024 · Rapid City, city, seat (1877) of Pennington county, western South Dakota, U.S. It lies at the eastern edge of the Black Hills on Rapid Creek, from which it derived its name. It was settled in 1876 during the Black Hills gold rush. In the beginning the community grew slowly, and there was often.

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  3. Origins. Founders Park, located by the original campsite of the founding party pioneers of 1876, shares the historical significance of the founding of Hay Camp - later known as Rapid City.

  4. Welcome to. Rapid City, South Dakota. Our area is well known for the famous faces of Mount Rushmore and the unreal terrain of Badlands National Park. But that's just scratching the surface, we're more than what's preserved in stone.

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  5. The Rapid City, SD metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. Anchored by the city of Rapid City, the area corresponds to the entirety of Pennington and Meade counties in the state of South Dakota, though the Rapid City market area extends well beyond those counties and into Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.

  6. Jan 5, 2017 · The Story of Rapid City. Black Hills Visitor Magazine · January 5, 2017. Gold History Learn Mt. Rushmore Rapid City Towns/Communities. The 1874 discovery of gold in the Black Hills brought droves of settlers to the region, each hoping to strike it rich.

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