Rapid City, South Dakota

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Rapid City is a city in and the county seat of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 80,589 in 2025, making it the second-most populous city in South Dakota, after Sioux Falls. The Rapid City metropolitan area has 156,934 residents in 2025. It is located on the eastern slope of the Black Hills in western South Dakota and was named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed. Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the life-size bronze president statues downtown, Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the city's western and eastern parts, called ‘The Gap.’ Ellsworth Air Force Base is on the city's outskirts. Camp Rapid, part of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is in the city's western part. Rapid City is home to such attractions as Art Alley, Dinosaur Park, the City of Presidents walking tour, Chapel in the Hills, Storybook Island, and Main...

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