Census Data for North Spearfish

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave North Spearfish a population of 2,221 people.

The community of North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County. The 2010 Census gave Lawrence County; a population of 24,205 people. This means that North Spearfish had 9.18% of the county's total population.

At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people, meaning that North Spearfish had 0.27% of the total population of South Dakota.

Lawrence County ...

North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county had a population of 24,205 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 2,221 people, North Spearfish represented 9.18% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lawrence County.

Miscellaneous Information for North Spearfish ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lawrence County or the community of North Spearfish:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to North Spearfish:
- GNIS ID for North Spearfish: 1867536
- GNIS ID for Lawrence County: 1266996
- GNIS ID for State of South Dakota: 1785534

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 46 (South Dakota)
- County Code: 081 (Lawrence County)
- Place Code: 45715 (North Spearfish)
- State & County Code: 46/081 (South Dakota / Lawrence County)
- State & Place Code: 46/45715 (South Dakota / North Spearfish)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- North Spearfish is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for North Spearfish.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.