Blackhawk

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Blackhawk

Total population

2,934

Elevation1065 m

Land area12.65 km²

Coordinates44.15°, -103.33°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Black Hawk is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,026 at the 2020 census. Black Hawk has been assigned the ZIP code of 57718. Located along Interstate 90, Black Hawk is part of the Rapid City metropolitan area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Summerset
  2.9 mi away
• Wonderland Homes
  3.7 mi away
• Johnson Siding
  6.9 mi away
• Colonial Pine Hills
  9.6 mi away
• Box Elder
  12.9 mi away · pop. 12,902
• Blucksberg Mountain
  15.5 mi away
• Keystone
  18.3 mi away
• Sturgis
  19.8 mi away · pop. 7,086
• Caputa
  20.4 mi away
• Boulder Canyon
  21.6 mi away
• Hermosa
  22.7 mi away
• Crook City
  25 mi away · pop. 279

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 49 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 56 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 76 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Kohns, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 90 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Seen 2026-09-23

Achemon Sphinx

Eumorpha achemon

Seen 2026-09-19

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-09-19

Punctured Tiger Beetle

Cicindelidia punctulata

Seen 2026-09-18

Broad-headed Marsh Fly

Helophilus latifrons

Seen 2026-09-18

Eurasian Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

Seen 2026-09-18

Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis stipator

Seen 2026-09-18

Thick-legged Hover Fly

Syritta pipiens

Seen 2026-09-18

Great Plains Crescent

Phyciodes orantain

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).