Box Elder, South Dakota
čhaŋšúška | |
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Box Elder City Hall | |
Nickname: Gateway to the Black Hills | |
![]() Location in Pennington County and the state of South Dakota | |
Coordinates: 44°06′43″N 103°04′54″W / 44.11194°N 103.08167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
Counties | Pennington, Meade |
Founded | 1907[1] |
Incorporated | May 12, 1965[2] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Larry Larson |
Area | |
• Total | 14.777 sq mi (38.272 km2) |
• Land | 14.753 sq mi (38.209 km2) |
• Water | 0.024 sq mi (0.061 km2) |
Elevation | 3,045 ft (928 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,746 |
• Estimate (2023)[6] | 13,868 |
• Density | 796.18/sq mi (307.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 57719 |
Area code | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-06620 |
GNIS feature ID | 1267290[4] |
Sales tax | 6.2%[7] |
Website | boxelder.us |
Box Elder (Lakota: čhaŋšúška;[8] "box elder maple") is a city in Pennington and Meade counties in the State of South Dakota. The population was 11,746 at the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota.[5] Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the northeast side of the city.
Box Elder was named from nearby Boxelder Creek.[9]
Indie Rock band Pavement has a song on their second album named after the city.
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