Spearfish, South Dakota

Spearfish, South Dakota
Hočhápȟe
Historic commercial district of Spearfish
Historic commercial district of Spearfish
Nickname: 
Queen City
Location in Lawrence County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Lawrence County and the state of South Dakota
Spearfish is located in the United States
Spearfish
Spearfish
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°29′26″N 103°48′57″W / 44.49056°N 103.81583°W / 44.49056; -103.81583
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLawrence
Founded1876
Incorporated1888[1]
Government
 • MayorJohn Senden
Area
 • City17.24 sq mi (44.65 km2)
 • Land17.24 sq mi (44.64 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation3,921 ft (1,195 m)
Population
 • City12,193
 • Density707.41/sq mi (273.14/km2)
 • Metro
25,429
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57783, 57799
Area code605
FIPS code46-60020
GNIS feature ID1267588[3]
Websitewww.cityofspearfish.com

Spearfish (Lakota: Hočhápȟe[5]) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota.[6] Spearfish is the largest city in Lawrence County and the home of Black Hills State University.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spearfish, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Spearfish city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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