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Box Elder
South Dakotacity
Box Elder
Total population
12,902
Founded
1907
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
Box Elder is a city in Pennington and Meade Counties, South Dakota, United States. The population was 11,746 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 13,887 in 2024, making it the ninth-most populous city in South Dakota. Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the northwest side of the city, and it is a suburb of Rapid City.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.16%) is water. }}
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Box Elder, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Central High School - 41High · Rapid City · 1,768 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- Patriot Elementary -06Elementary · Box Elder · 890 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Douglas High School - 03High · Box Elder · 749 students · 17:1 ratio
- Douglas Middle School - 01Middle · Box Elder · 670 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- West Middle School - 37Middle · Rapid City · 612 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- East Middle School - 30Middle · Rapid City · 600 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Valley View Elementary - 13Elementary · Rapid City · 581 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- South Middle School - 36Middle · Rapid City · 553 students · 13.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Dakota
- Caputa9.3 mi away
- Blackhawk12.9 mi away · pop. 2,934
- Colonial Pine Hills13.4 mi away
- Summerset14.1 mi away
- Wonderland Homes14.6 mi away
- Johnson Siding17.8 mi away
- Hermosa19.5 mi away
- Keystone22.8 mi away
- Blucksberg Mountain25.2 mi away
- Sturgis29.4 mi away · pop. 7,086
- Fairburn30 mi away
- Boulder Canyon32.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
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Recently spotted species
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Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API