North Spearfish, South Dakota

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Population in 2010: 2,221.
Population change since 2000: -3.7%
Males: 1,034  (46.6%)
Females: 1,187  (53.4%)
Median resident age:

45.4 years
South Dakota median age:

38.5 years

Zip codes: 57783.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,000 (it was $35,750 in 2000)
North Spearfish:

$68,000
SD:

$69,728

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,826 (it was $16,865 in 2000)

North Spearfish CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $291,656 (it was $94,300 in 2000)
North Spearfish:

$291,656
SD:

$245,000

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $284,888; detached houses: $382,233; mobile homes: $72,888

Median gross rent in 2022: $885.

March 2022 cost of living index in North Spearfish: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 9.2%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)

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  • Races in North Spearfish, SD (2022)
    • 1,59086.9%White alone
    • 1488.1%Hispanic
    • 663.6%Two or more races
    • 181.0%Black alone
    • 110.6%American Indian alone

Races in North Spearfish detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (61.0%), American (11.9%), Finnish (4.1%), Lithuanian (2.8%), Irish (2.7%), Norwegian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 4.15 square miles.

Population density: 536 people per square mile   (low).

North Spearfish, South Dakota map

8 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.3%
South Dakota:

1.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,814 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,640 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (44.2 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (325.4 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (836.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Spearfish, SD (1.4 miles ),
St. Onge, SD (2.9 miles),
Beulah, WY (3.2 miles),
Belle Fourche, SD (3.3 miles ),
Central City, SD (3.4 miles),
Deadwood, SD (3.5 miles ),
Lead, SD (3.5 miles ),
Whitewood, SD (3.5 miles )

Latitude: 44.51 N, Longitude: 103.89 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 605

Distribution of median household income in North Spearfish, SD in 2022
Distribution of house value in North Spearfish, SD in 2022
North Spearfish satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.4%
South Dakota:

2.0%
Most common industries in North Spearfish, SD (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (14.6%)
  • Educational services (13.2%)
  • Health care (11.5%)
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (3.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (15.0%)
  • Educational services (11.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.1%)
  • Health care (4.9%)
  • Wood products (4.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (19.1%)
  • Health care (18.4%)
  • Educational services (15.4%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (5.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
  • Social assistance (4.6%)
Most common occupations in North Spearfish, SD (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5.2%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.1%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.3%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.3%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6.9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.6%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.9%)
  • Registered nurses (3.7%)

Average climate in North Spearfish, South Dakota

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Tornado activity:

North Spearfish-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1993, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the North Spearfish place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 7/18/1965, a category F3 tornado 17.7 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

North Spearfish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 402% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 333.7 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 491.6 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 168.8 miles away from North Spearfish center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 102.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 104.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 337.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Fires: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
North Spearfish topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near North Spearfish:

  • REGIONAL DIALYSIS CENTER - SPEARFISH (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • SPEARFISH REGIONAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • SPEARFISH REGIONAL SURGERY CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • DAVID M DORSETT HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • BELLE FOURCHE HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; BELLE FOURCHE, SD)
  • HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH LLC (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; BELLE FOURCHE, SD)
  • LEAD - DEADWOOD REGIONAL HOSPITAL - CAH Critical Access Hospitals (about 13 miles away; DEADWOOD, SD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Spearfish:

  • Black Hills State University (about 2 miles; Spearfish, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,166)
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 46 miles; Rapid City, SD; FT enrollment: 2,102)
  • Chadron State College (about 125 miles; Chadron, NE; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • Sheridan College (about 152 miles; Sheridan, WY; FT enrollment: 2,070)
  • Casper College (about 169 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
  • University of Mary (about 216 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,854)
  • Bismarck State College (about 219 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 3,015)

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Lawrence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
South Dakota:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

66.6%
Whole state:

64.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.3%
Whole state:

6.5%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
45 people in nursing homes in 2000
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in North Spearfish:

Marital status in North Spearfish, SD
  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

For population 25 years and over in North Spearfish:

  • High school or higher: 98.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.2
South Dakota average:

10.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for North Spearfish, SD (based on Lawrence County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,90025
Mainline Protestant3,28312
Catholic2,1533
Other122
None13,749-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Lawrence County:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.43 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
This county:

5.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 32
Lawrence County:

13.68 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lawrence County:

6.6%
South Dakota:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

23.0%
State:

27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

8.7%
State:

14.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
North Spearfish:

51.4%
State:

51.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
North Spearfish:

50.3%
South Dakota:

49.4%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.2
South Dakota:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
North Spearfish:

18.0%
State:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

6.7%
South Dakota:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
North Spearfish:

6.8
State:

6.9

Overweight people:
North Spearfish:

35.1%
State:

34.1%

General health condition:
North Spearfish:

58.7%
South Dakota:

58.1%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

79.6%
South Dakota:

78.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of North Spearfish, SD Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in North Spearfish:

  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBFS (1450 AM; 1 kW; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KZMX (580 AM; 2 kW; HOT SPRINGS, SD; Owner: MT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Spearfish:

  • K252DN (98.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSLT (107.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KDDX (101.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • KZZI (95.9 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BROADCASTING, L)
  • KSQY (95.1 FM; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KBHU-FM (89.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KYDT (103.1 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
  • KUWD (91.5 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KRCS (93.1 FM; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFMH (102.1 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: MAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • K278AM (103.5 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • K216AO (91.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED TV)
  • KRKI (99.5 FM; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: MICHAEL RADIO GROUP)
  • KZLK (106.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: STEVEN E.DUFFY)

TV broadcast stations around North Spearfish:

  • KHSD-TV (Channel 11; LEAD, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • KIVV-TV (Channel 5; LEAD, SD; Owner: KEVN, INC.)
  • KKRA-LP (Channel 24; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K17ES (Channel 4; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K20FT (Channel 20; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELECOMM.)
North Spearfish fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

North Spearfish fatal accident list:

Jul 13, 2015 06:04 PM, Cr-Evans Ln, Cr-Tom Ral Dr, Lat: 44.512556, Lon: -103.869931, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 5, 2012 09:40 PM, Cr-Old Hwy 14, Lat: 44.517953, Lon: -103.893839, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 2, 2000 87:99 PM, I-90, Lat: 44.505276, Lon: -103.858042, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 13Number of bridges
  • 144ft / 44.3mTotal length
  • 38,396Total average daily traffic
  • 5,200Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in North Spearfish, SD - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11940-1949
  • 11960-1969
  • 101970-1979
  • 12000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for North Spearfish, SD
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in North Spearfish, SD
  • 76.2%Utility gas
  • 16.3%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Wood
  • 2.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in North Spearfish, SD
  • 65.6%Utility gas
  • 34.4%Electricity


North Spearfish compared to South Dakota state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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