Sturgis, South Dakota

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Population in July 2007: 5,990. Population change since 2000: -4.9%

Males: 2,853	(47.6%)
Females: 3,137	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57785.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,689 (it was $30,253 in 2000)

Sturgis:	$34,689
South Dakota:	$43,424

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,564 (it was $68,300 in 2000)

Sturgis:	$104,564
South Dakota:	$118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,063; Detached houses: $115,752; Townhouses or other attached units: $207,795; In 2-unit structures: $116,206; Mobile homes: $25,660

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Races in Sturgis:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
American Indian (3.9%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Sturgis: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.1%), Irish (14.9%), Norwegian (12.5%), English (9.1%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 6/16/1888

Elevation: 3440 feet

Land area: 3.74 square miles.

Population density: 1603 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sturgis

High school or higher: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sturgis city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 13.7%

50 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there were 24 registered sex offenders living in Sturgis, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sturgis to the number of sex offenders is 250 to 1.

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

Sturgis:	2.5% ($1,702)
South Dakota:	1.8% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (27.2 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (322.7 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (817.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Whitewood, SD (2.6 miles ), Deadwood, SD (3.3 miles ), Central City, SD (3.6 miles) , Lead, SD (3.6 miles ), Spearfish, SD (4.2 miles ), Nisland, SD (4.3 miles ), North Spearfish, SD (4.4 miles ), Fruitdale, SD (4.5 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 35 buildings, average cost: $62,800
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $78,100
1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $93,600
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $78,800
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $104,200
2003: 23 buildings, average cost: $96,300
2004: 61 buildings, average cost: $135,700
2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $161,700
2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $139,500
2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $134,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.41 N, Longitude: 103.52 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -64 (-1.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,727 (58.1%)

Area code: 605

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Sturgis, South Dakota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +369 (+6.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Health care (12%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Mining (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Sturgis by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	3	1	4	1	3	1
per 100,000	31.0	46.2	15.5	62.1	15.6	47.6	16.4
Robberies	2	2	1	1	3	0	1
per 100,000	31.0	30.8	15.5	15.5	46.7	0.0	16.4
Assaults	6	17	16	5	10	8	11
per 100,000	92.9	261.7	248.8	77.6	155.7	126.8	180.6
Burglaries	48	38	27	27	16	23	17
per 100,000	743.4	585.1	419.8	419.0	249.2	364.6	279.1
Thefts	180	166	194	156	143	121	125
per 100,000	2787.7	2555.8	3016.6	2420.9	2227.1	1918.2	2052.5
Auto thefts	19	19	21	13	18	18	12
per 100,000	294.3	292.5	326.5	201.7	280.3	285.4	197.0
Arson	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	31.1	0.0	31.1	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	239.7	295.9	243.0	212.1	186.6	188.5	171.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 18 (15 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.50
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Sturgis, South Dakota

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Sturgis, South Dakota average temperatures

Sturgis, South Dakota average precipitation

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Sturgis-area historical tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Sturgis city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/12/1965, a category 3 tornado 19.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Sturgis:

STURGIS COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CTR-CAH (949 HARMON STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sturgis:

NORTHERN HILLS GENERAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 12 miles; DEADWOOD, SD)
LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SPEARFISH, SD)
SPEARFISH SURGERY CENTER (about 19 miles; SPEARFISH, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Sturgis, SD

Airports and Heliports located in Sturgis:

Sturgis Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 200, Itinerant Ops: 7,800, Local Ops: 15,000)
Bruch Airfield Airport (Runways: 1)
Bruch Ranch Airport (Runways: 2)
Mike Jacob Sturgis Heliport
Sturgis Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Sturgis, SD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sturgis:

BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 28 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 115 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 175 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 211 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 215 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 220 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)

Public high schools in Sturgis:

Brown High School (Students: 858; Location: 12930 E HWY 34; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Sturgis Academy School (Location: 12930 E HWY 34; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Alternative Program School (Location: PO BOX 218; Grades: 6th Grade - 12th Grade)
Dev Disabilities Program School (Location: 2885 DICKSON DR; Grades: Prekindergarten - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Sturgis:

Williams Middle School (Students: 638; Location: 1425 CEDAR ST; Grades: 5th Grade - 8th Grade)
Sturgis Elementary School (Students: 538; Location: 1119 3RD ST; Grades: Prekindergarten - 4th Grade)
Alkali Elementary School (Location: 14758 ALKALI ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

See full list of schools located in Sturgis

Library in Sturgis:

STURGIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $304,002; Location: 1040 2ND STREET; 38,520 books; 1,361 audio materials; 2,015 video materials; 145 serial subscriptions)

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Creek: Vanocker Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: J & P Cycles (Museums; 1650 Lazelle Street), Cole's American Motorcycle Museum (1016 2nd Street), Sturgis Motorcycle Museum (999 Main Street), Nite Owl Tavern (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1111 Main Street), Hills Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1844 Junction Avenue), Midwest Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; Po Box 478).

Hotels: Canyon Inn Motel (2721 Lazelle Street), Best Western Sturgis Inn (2431 South Junction Street), Junction Inn (1802 Junction Avenue), Super 8 Sturgis SD (2600 Whitewood Service Road), Star-Lite Motel (2426 Junction Avenue), Sturgis-Days Inn (HC 55 Box 348), Legends Log Cabin Suites & Oriental Cottage (Deadwood), Phil-Town Steakhouse (South Junction), No Name City RV Park & Cabins (20899 Pleasant Valley Dr).

Courts: Court - Magistrate (1425 Sherman Street), Court - Circuit (1425 Sherman Street), Clerk Of Courts (1425 Sherman Street), Court Services (1425 Sherman Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.4%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sturgis, SD

People in group quarters in Sturgis

96 people in nursing homes
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Sturgis compared to South Dakota state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Sturgis (2009 data):

First National Bank: Sturgis Branch at 955 Main Street, branch established on 1925-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-13: Bank assets: $624.8 mil, Deposits: $472.0 mil, headquarters in Fort Pierre, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Capitol Bancorporation, Inc.
The First Western Bank Sturgis: at 1200 Main Street, branch established on 1986-09-05. Info updated 2008-04-29: Bank assets: $511.5 mil, Deposits: $393.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sturgis Branch at 1040 Main Street, branch established on 1939-04-29. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Sturgis mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Meade County South Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Sturgis

Adherents

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	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Lutheran Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other religions
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.

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	$15,265	$36,636	0	$0
Other Government Administration	5	$14,989	$35,974	10	$6,736
Police Protection - Officers	15	$49,255	$39,404	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$4,153	$24,918	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$1,433
Streets and Highways	7	$17,885	$30,660	0	$0
Health	2	$6,446	$38,676	27	$12,464
Solid Waste Management	7	$15,237	$26,121	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$8,563	$34,252	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	10	$25,338	$30,406	35	$14,439
Water Supply	6	$17,090	$34,180	2	$1,787
Local Libraries	6	$14,897	$29,794	2	$2,188
Other and Unallocable	10	$23,962	$28,754	7	$3,400
Totals for Government	78	$213,080	$32,782	85	$42,447

Sturgis government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,345,000
Charges - All Other: $1,136,000
Solid Waste Management: $901,000

Sewerage: $874,000

Parks & Recreation: $346,000

Regular Highways: $87,000
Construction - Fire Protection: $677,000
Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $1,192,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,157,000

Central Staff Services: $1,090,000

Police Protection: $1,079,000

Solid Waste Management: $763,000

Financial Administration: $497,000

Regular Highways: $478,000

Water Utilities: $453,000

General - Other: $359,000

Health Services - Other: $358,000

Libraries: $341,000

Sewerage: $281,000

General Public Buildings: $172,000

Fire Protection: $118,000

Air Transportation: $34,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $80,000
General - Interest on Debt: $548,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $89,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,130,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $436,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,725,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,341,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $500,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $88,000

Rents: $26,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $457,000
Solid Waste Management: $331,000

Water Utilities: $231,000

Regular Highways: $82,000

Police Protection: $46,000

Liquor Stores: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,875,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,242,000
Water Utilities: $875,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $545,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,413,000
General Support: $16,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $2,223,000
Property: $1,819,000

NEC: $405,000

Motor Vehicle License: $47,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000

Other Selective Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,786,000

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:

from Pennington County, SD	5.14% ($34,546 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, SD	0.81% ($27,277)
from Butte County, SD	0.39% ($24,125)

15.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,653 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.32%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

1.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,351 average AGI)
Meade County: 1.20%
South Dakota average: 0.08%

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

to Pennington County, SD	5.24% ($30,479 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, SD	0.78% ($21,062)
to Butte County, SD	0.32% ($41,909)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sturgis:

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)
KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KBFS (1450 AM; 1 kW; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTOQ (1340 AM; 1 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
KZMX (580 AM; 2 kW; HOT SPRINGS, SD; Owner: MT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sturgis:

KRCS (93.1 FM; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, 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)
KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
KZLK (106.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: STEVEN E.DUFFY)
KIQK (104.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)
K252DN (98.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KYDT (103.1 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
KQRQ (92.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: NEW GENERATION BROADCASTING, LLC)
KUWD (91.5 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
KAWK (105.1 FM; CUSTER, SD; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKMK (93.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KRKI (99.5 FM; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: MICHAEL RADIO GROUP)
KOUT (98.7 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
K258AJ (99.5 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KFXS (100.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
K221DN (92.1 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: ASSOCIATED INVESTORS, INC.)
KBHE-FM (89.3 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

TV broadcast stations around Sturgis:

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)
KOTA-TV (Channel 3; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
KEVN-TV (Channel 7; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KEVN, INC.)
KNBN (Channel 21; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBHE-TV (Channel 9; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KZWB-LP (Channel 27; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCLO-TV (Channel 15; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RAPID CITY, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Sturgis, South Dakota:

Fatal accident count: 7
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

South Dakota average:

Fatal accident count: 59
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 88
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 24
Fatalities: 63
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 150
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8

Sturgis fatal accident list:
Aug 22, 2007 08:58 AM, Moose Dr, None, Lat: 44.405731, Lon: -103.522667, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Nov 16, 2007 11:45 AM, I-90, None, Lat: 44.403100, Lon: -103.520106, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 27, 1999 08:14 AM, I-90, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Aug 7, 1990 08:44 AM, Ball Park, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 4, 1986 08:25 AM, Deadman Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 8, 1980 12:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 17, 1979 03:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 72 meters (236ft)
Total costs: $1,451,000
Total average daily traffic: 121,882
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,456

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1960-1969: 13
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 1
2000-2009: 3

Fire: 10

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sturgis, SD

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