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Notable locations in Spearfish: Spearfish District Ranger Station (A), Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department Substation (B), Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department Headquarters (C), Spearfish City Hall (D), Grace Balloch Memorial Library (E), E Y Berry Library (F), Spearfish Emergency Ambulance Service (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Tetro Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: D C Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery (Museums; 423 Hatchery Circle), Lantis ENT (Museums; 4755 East Colorado Boulevard), High Plains Western Heritage Center (Museums; 825 Heritage Drive), Lantis Ice Cabin (Museums; 1030 Maitland Road), Spirit of Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (Recreation Areas; 500 North Tinton Road), Toomey's Mill Arcade (Amusement & Theme Parks; 222 West Illinois Street), Discovery Tours (Tours & Charters; Po Box 51), Dakota Bus Services Inc (Tours & Charters; 631 South 32nd Street).
Hotels: Kelly Inn - Spearfish (540 E Jackson Blvd), Kelly Inn (540 East Jackson Boulevard), Sherwood Lodge (231 W Jackson Blvd), Royal Rest Motel (444 North Main Street), All American Inn (2275 East Colorado Boulevard), Spearfish Harley Connection (1003 Woodland Drive), Canyon Gateway Motel (503 Spearfish Canyon Road), Bell's Motor Lodge (230 North Main Street), Super 8 Motel (I-90 & Exit 14).
Court: Juniper Court (430 Oriole Drive).
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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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.3%
(16.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 72.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | South Dakota: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 50.6% | | Whole state: | 66.3% |
| This city: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spearfish, SD
People in group quarters in Spearfish:
- 588 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 135 people in nursing homes
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Spearfish compared to South Dakota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Banks with branches in Spearfish (2011 data):
- Great Western Bank: Spearfish Branch at 510 Main Street, branch established on 1994/09/06; Spearfish Wal-Mart at 2825 1st Avenue, branch established on 2005/04/13. Info updated 2010/06/08: Bank assets: $8,458.0 mil, Deposits: $6,362.5 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: National Australia Bank Limited
- First Interstate Bank: Spearfish Main Branch at 1400 North Avenue, branch established on 1983/06/07; Spearfish Lookout Mtn Branch at 311 North 27th Street, branch established on 2005/11/15. Info updated 2009/10/09: Bank assets: $7,294.7 mil, Deposits: $5,827.2 mil, headquarters in Billings, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 76 total offices, Holding Company: First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
- Pioneer Bank & Trust: Spearfish Branch at 140 E Jackson Blvd, branch established on 1961/08/09; Administration Center at 125 E Colorado Blvd Ste 1a, branch established on 2002/12/20. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $467.3 mil, Deposits: $416.1 mil, headquarters in Belle Fourche, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Belle Fourche Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Spearfish Branch at 131 West Hudson Street, branch established on 1935/12/31. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Spearfish, South Dakota:
- Days Inn Spearfish, 240 Ryan Rd, Spearfish, SD 57783
 , Phone: (605) 642-7101, Fax: (605) 642-7120
- Best Western Black Hills Lodge, 540 E Jackson Blvd, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-7795, Fax: (605) 642-7751
- Comfort Inn, PO Box 1056, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-2337
- Fairfield Inn-spearfish, 2720 1ST Ave E, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-3500, Fax: (605) 642-3500
- Holiday Inn Northern Black Hills, 305 N 27TH St, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-4683
- Rodeway Inn & Suites, 2275 E Colorado Blvd, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-2350, Fax: (605) 642-9312
- Best Western Of Spearfish, 323 S 27TH St, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-8105, Fax: (605) 642-8105
- Super 8, 440 Heritage Dr, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-4721, Fax: (605) 642-4721
- Travelodge Of Spearfish, 346 W Kansas St, Spearfish, SD 57783 , Phone: (605) 642-4676, Fax: (605) 642-5314
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Spearfish, South Dakota
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County South Dakota:
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Religion statistics for Spearfish (based on Lawrence County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.12%
| Here | | 52.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 37.7% | 19.4% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 9.1% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 10.8% |
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| Congregations | 9.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 42.4% |
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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 | This 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. | | State: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Lawrence County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 32 | Lawrence County: | 13.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 23.0% | | South Dakota: | 27.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Lawrence County: | 8.7% | | South Dakota: | 14.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $15,480 | $37,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $24,119 | $48,238 | 7 | $6,427 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
18 | $64,016 | $42,677 | 3 | $379 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $19,829 | $29,744 | 3 | $3,593 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $21,699 | $43,398 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $7,007 | $28,028 | 4 | $4,114 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $26,307 | $39,461 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $14,577 | $29,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $14,701 | $44,103 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $8,252 | $49,512 | 1 | $465 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $9,305 | $37,220 | 4 | $3,106 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $24,892 | $37,338 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
77 | $250,184 | $38,990 | 22 | $18,084 |
Spearfish government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,281,000 ($121.62)
Solid Waste Management: $715,000 ($67.88)
Parks and Recreation: $209,000 ($19.84)
All Other: $85,000 ($8.07)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $20,000 ($1.90)
Parking Facilities: $14,000 ($1.33)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($0.47)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $481,000 ($45.67)
General - Other: $386,000 ($36.65)
Sewerage: $170,000 ($16.14)
Water Utilities: $141,000 ($13.39)
Parks and Recreation: $58,000 ($5.51)
Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($1.04)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,503,000 ($142.69)
Regular Highways: $1,072,000 ($101.78)
Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000 ($97.12)
Sewerage: $832,000 ($78.99)
General - Other: $732,000 ($69.50)
Water Utilities: $723,000 ($68.64)
Financial Administration: $661,000 ($62.76)
Solid Waste Management: $576,000 ($54.69)
Libraries: $249,000 ($23.64)
Local Fire Protection: $167,000 ($15.85)
Electric Utilities: $156,000 ($14.81)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $133,000 ($12.63)
Housing and Community Development: $118,000 ($11.20)
General Public Buildings: $111,000 ($10.54)
Health - Other: $84,000 ($7.97)
Central Staff Services: $84,000 ($7.97)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $72,000 ($6.84)
Public Welfare - Other: $51,000 ($4.84)
Parking Facilities: $19,000 ($1.80)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $2,684,000 ($254.82)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $57,000 ($5.41)
- General - Interest on Debt: $572,000 ($54.31)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $258,000 ($24.49)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $189,000 ($17.94)
Highways: $74,000 ($7.03)
All Other: $19,000 ($1.80)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,572,000 ($434.06)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,888,000 ($179.25)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $863,000 ($81.93)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $589,000 ($55.92)
Donations From Private Sources: $420,000 ($39.87)
Special Assessments: $284,000 ($26.96)
Rents: $51,000 ($4.84)
Fines and Forfeits: $26,000 ($2.47)
Sale of Property: $19,000 ($1.80)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($0.19)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,784,000 ($359.25)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,221,000 ($305.80)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000 ($28.48)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $90,000 ($8.54)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,699,000 ($1300.58)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,034,000 ($98.17)
Electric Utilities: $260,000 ($24.68)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,684,000 ($254.82)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $270,000 ($25.63)
General Local Government Support: $57,000 ($5.41)
All Other: $25,000 ($2.37)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,018,000 ($571.35)
Property: $1,152,000 ($109.37)
Other License: $355,000 ($33.70)
Public Utilities Sales: $157,000 ($14.91)
Amusements License: $2,000 ($0.19)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,153,000 ($299.34)
10.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.66% | | South Dakota average: | 8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,072 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.25% | | South Dakota average: | 8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Spearfish:
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KBFS (1450 AM; 1 kW; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
- 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 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)
- K278AM (103.5 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
- K216AO (91.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED TV)
- KBHU-FM (89.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRCS (93.1 FM; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KYDT (103.1 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
- KUWD (91.5 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
- KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
- KFMH (102.1 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: MAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KZLK (106.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: STEVEN E.DUFFY)
- KRKI (99.5 FM; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: MICHAEL RADIO GROUP)
- KIQK (104.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Spearfish:
- K17ES (Channel 4; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- 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)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Spearfish, South Dakota:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
South Dakota average:
- Fatal accident count: 63
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 94
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 68
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 160
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Spearfish fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 55 meters (180ft)
Total costs: $407,000
Total average daily traffic: 93,565
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,497
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 9
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Spearfish, SD
| Most common first names in Spearfish, SD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 80 | 77.1 years |
| William | 62 | 78.9 years |
| Mary | 60 | 81.0 years |
| Robert | 48 | 75.6 years |
| George | 38 | 78.1 years |
| Helen | 36 | 85.3 years |
| James | 35 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 35 | 80.6 years |
| Margaret | 34 | 83.6 years |
| Donald | 33 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Spearfish, SD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 40 | 80.2 years |
| Anderson | 28 | 80.4 years |
| Nelson | 25 | 74.7 years |
| Smith | 25 | 78.7 years |
| Erickson | 16 | 79.6 years |
| Williams | 16 | 85.7 years |
| Thompson | 14 | 80.1 years |
| Lee | 13 | 73.8 years |
| Hansen | 13 | 80.6 years |
| Richards | 13 | 84.7 years |
| Businesses in Spearfish, SD |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 2 | | Maurices | 1 |
| Applebee's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Papa John's Pizza | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Safeway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Travelodge | 1 |
| Kmart | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Vons | 1 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | | | |
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