Deadwood, South Dakota
Owáyasuta | |
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Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 103°45′13″W / 44.37111°N 103.75361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Lawrence |
Founded | 1876 |
Government | |
• Type | City Commission |
• Mayor | Dave Ruth Jr |
Area | |
• Total | 4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2) |
• Land | 4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,715 ft (1,437 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,156 |
• Density | 234.53/sq mi (90.55/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 57732 |
Area code | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-15700[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1267350[2] |
Website | www |
Deadwood Historic District | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 66000716[5] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta;[6][failed verification] "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch.[7] The city had its heyday from 1876 to 1879, after gold deposits had been discovered there, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush. At its height, the city had a population of 25,000,[8] attracting Old West figures such as Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there).
The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census.[9] The entire town has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District, for its well-preserved Gold Rush-era architecture. Deadwood's proximity to Lead often prompts the two towns being collectively named "Lead-Deadwood".
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