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Summary for Box Elder


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Located in: Primarily Pennington County (see below). A portion of Box Elder extends into Meade County.

Time Zone: Box Elder lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 605

Elevation: 3,110 feet [947.93 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Box Elder)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     10,175   (30.45% increase since 2010)  
2010:     7,800   (174.6% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,841

Total Area:<3>   13.91 sq. miles [36 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   2,828

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Box Elder:

Lat:   44.119400°   (or 44°7'9" N)

Lon:   -103.072400°   (or -103°4'20" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Box Elder<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Box Elder

GNIS ID:   1267290

FIPS State / Place Code:   46 / 06620

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Box Elder)


About Pennington County

The city of Rapid City is the County Seat for Pennington County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pennington)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     113,775   (12.38% increase since 2010)  
2010     101,243   (14.31% increase since 2000)
2000:     88,565

Total Area:   2,784 sq. miles [7,211.2 km²]

Housing Units:   44,949

Official Website:   https://pennco.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pennington

GNIS ID:   1266995

FIPS State / County Code:   46 / 103

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Box Elder)


About South Dakota

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     887,127   (8.96% increase since 2010)  
2010:     814,180   (7.86% increase since 2000)
2000:     754,844

Websites for State of South Dakota

Official Website:   https://www.sd.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/

Parks:   https://gfp.sd.gov/parks/

Fishing:   https://gfp.sd.gov/fish/

Hunting:   https://gfp.sd.gov/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of South Dakota

GNIS ID:   1785534

FIPS State:   46

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Box Elder)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Box Elder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Box Elder. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Box Elder, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Box Elder.