Hill City, South Dakota

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Population (year 2000): 780. Estimated population in July 2006: 871 (+11.7% change)

Males: 378	(48.5%)
Females: 402	(51.5%)

Pennington County

Median resident age:	35.3 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57745.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,600 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Hill City	$36,600
South Dakota:	$40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $117,500 (it was $88,900 in 2000)

Hill City	$117,500
South Dakota:	$101,700

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Races in Hill City:

White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
Hispanic (7.1%)
American Indian (5.4%)
Other race (4.4%)
Two or more races (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (35.9%), English (12.9%), Irish (12.3%), Norwegian (11.3%), United States (6.7%), Swedish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 4/21/1945

Elevation: 4979 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 1097 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Hill City

High school or higher: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hill City city

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 13.8%

29 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

This city:	3.7%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Hill City, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hill City to the number of sex offenders is 422 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hill City:	1.9% ($1,707)
South Dakota:	1.7% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (25.6 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (297.2 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (900.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Keystone, SD (10.4 miles ), Custer, SD (11.6 miles ), Colonial Pine Hills, SD (19.6 miles ), Pringle, SD (22.5 miles) , Blackhawk, SD (23.4 miles ), Rapid City, SD (25.6 miles ), Hermosa, SD (26.8 miles ), Fairburn, SD (30.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,500
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,500
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $67,600
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $73,600
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,500
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $36,000
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $110,000
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $96,600
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $107,100
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $81,900
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 43.93 N, Longitude: 103.57 W

Area code: 605

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Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+11.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Educational services (20%)
Health care (13%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Hill City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.2 miles away from the Hill City city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1991, a category 3 tornado 30.4 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hill City:

CUSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 22 miles; CUSTER, SD)
BLACK HILLS SURGERY CENTER LLP (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)
IHS PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Hill City, SD

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hill City:

ELLSWORTH AFB (about 36 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RCA)
RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 37 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RAP)
GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 139 miles; GILLETTE, WY; ID: GCC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hill City:

CUSTER COUNTY (about 16 miles; CUSTER, SD; ID: CUT)
CUSTER STATE PARK (about 22 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; ID: 3V0)
STURGIS MUNI (about 37 miles; STURGIS, SD; ID: 49B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hill City:

SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 27 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 202 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 217 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 256 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 258 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)

Public high school in Hill City:

HILL CITY HI SCH (Students: 215; Location: 421 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hill City:

HILL CITY ELEM (Students: 200; Location: 421 MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
HILL CITY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 124; Location: 421 MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Hill City:

HILL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,699; Location: 324 MAIN ST; 7,338 books; 146 audio materials; 131 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Hill City Sewage Lagoon (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Major Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Newton Fork (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Chute Roosters Museum-rstrnt (101 Chute Rooster Road), Everything Prehistoric (Museums; 217 Main Street), Wade's Gold Mill (Museums; 12401 Deerfield Road), Black Hills Central Railroad (Amusement & Theme Parks; 113 Pine Mountain Avenue), National Park Service Offices (Tours & Charters; Mount Rushmore Nat).

Hotels: Super 8 Hill City MT Rushmore (209 Main Street), Harney Camp Cabins (Sylvan Lake Road), Rafter J Bar Ranch (12322 Rafter J Bar Road), Lode Stone Motel (23884 Highway 385), Black Hills Vacation Lodging (23851 Highway 385), Best Western Golden Spike Inn (106 Main Street), Pine Rest Cabins (South Highway 385), Mountain View Lodge (12654 S Highway 16), Robins Roost Cabins (12630 Robins Roost Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.8%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.7%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Hill City compared to South Dakota state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hill City (2007 data):

First Western Bank: Hill City Branch at 296 Main Street, branch established on 1952-10-17. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $473.9 mil, Deposits: $421.2 mil, headquarters in Wall, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First Western Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pennington County South Dakota:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$1,129
Streets and Highways	1	$3,815	$45,780	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$2,792
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$2,553
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$1,689
Financial Administration	2	$5,272	$31,632	1	$589
Totals for Government	3	$9,086	$36,344	14	$8,752

Hill City government finances in 2004:

Charges - Sewerage: $132,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $70,000
Water Utilities: $31,000

Sewerage: $28,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $215,000
Water Utilities: $136,000

Parks & Recreation: $133,000

Regular Highways: $126,000

Police Protection: $69,000

Libraries: $41,000

Sewerage: $31,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
Highways: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000

Water Utilities: $16,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Sewerage: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $325,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $163,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $522,000
Property: $228,000

NEC: $49,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $178,000

9.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,849 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.16%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($828 average AGI)
Pennington County: 0.28%
South Dakota average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Meade County, SD	1.48% ($30,479 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, SD	0.37% ($29,662)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.24% ($29,438)

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
Pennington County: 0.25%
South Dakota average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Meade County, SD	1.43% ($34,546 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.29% ($42,255)
to Lawrence County, SD	0.26% ($33,474)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hill City:

KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
KZMX (580 AM; 2 kW; HOT SPRINGS, SD; Owner: MT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
KFCR (1490 AM; 1 kW; CUSTER, SD; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KTOQ (1340 AM; 1 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hill City:

K280AJ (103.9 FM; HILL CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KAWK (105.1 FM; CUSTER, SD; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRKI (99.5 FM; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: MICHAEL RADIO GROUP)
KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
KQRQ (92.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: NEW GENERATION BROADCASTING, LLC)
KSLT (107.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
KZZI (95.9 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BROADCASTING, L)
KDDX (101.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KSQY (95.1 FM; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
KIQK (104.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
KZLK (106.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: STEVEN E.DUFFY)
KRCS (93.1 FM; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KKMK (93.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
K258AJ (99.5 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KOUT (98.7 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KFXS (100.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KBHE-FM (89.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
K221DN (92.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: ASSOCIATED INVESTORS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hill City:

KOTA-TV (Channel 3; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KEVN-TV (Channel 7; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KEVN, INC.)
K55AV (Channel 55; PRINGLE, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELLCOMM.)
KBHE-TV (Channel 9; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KHSD-TV (Channel 11; LEAD, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KNBN (Channel 21; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZWB-LP (Channel 27; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K33CO (Channel 33; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KCLO-TV (Channel 15; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RAPID CITY, INC.)
K28DP (Channel 28; CUSTER, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RAPID CITY, INC.)

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