For population 15 years and over in Blackhawk CDP:
Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 63.9%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 7.3%
10 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.4%
South Dakota:
1.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,813 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $452 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (6.7 miles , pop. 59,607).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (308.1 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (805.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Blackhawk-area historical tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1991, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Blackhawk place center injured 20 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/12/1965, a category F3 tornado 25.7 miles away from the place center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Blackhawk-area historical earthquake activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the city center On 2/6/1996 at 16:08:36, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from Blackhawk center On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from the city center On 2/7/2007 at 10:35:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.2 miles away from the city center On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from Blackhawk center On 5/3/1996 at 07:47:51, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Meade County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blackhawk:
RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
SAME DAY SURGERY CENTER LLC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL AT RAPID CITY - SIOUX SAN (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; RAPID CITY, SD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blackhawk:
Black Hills State University (about 37 miles; Spearfish, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,551)
Casper College (about 177 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,078)
University of Mary (about 218 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,016)
Bismarck State College (about 221 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,710)
Laramie County Community College (about 224 miles; Cheyenne, WY; FT enrollment: 2,121)
University of Wyoming (about 229 miles; Laramie, WY; FT enrollment: 9,610)
Colorado State University (about 264 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,884)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.7. This is about average.
City:
27.7
U.S.:
32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 32.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
32.3
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.3. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
16.3
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 5.88. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.88
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.7%
(2.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 56.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.6 people
South Dakota:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
75.0%
Whole state:
66.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
7.7%
Whole state:
4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Blackhawk (based on Meade County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.65%
Here
39.7%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents
47.9%
12.1%
8.2%
4.0%
4.0%
Congregations
17.5%
5.0%
7.5%
5.0%
7.5%
Name
Charismatic Churches Independent
LDS (Mormon) Church
Lutheran Church
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Other
Adherents
3.6%
3.5%
3.4%
2.3%
11.1%
Congregations
2.5%
7.5%
2.5%
5.0%
40.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Meade County:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Meade County:
4.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
Here:
6.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
6.6%
South Dakota:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Meade County:
25.6%
South Dakota:
27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.2%
State:
14.9%
14.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,707 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
14.16%
South Dakota average:
8.40%
0.91% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,866 average AGI)
Meade County:
0.91%
South Dakota average:
0.10%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
