Census Data for Rapid Valley
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Rapid Valley a population of 8,260 people.
The community of Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County. The 2010 Census gave Pennington County; a population of 100,948 people. This means that Rapid Valley had 8.18% of the county's total population.
At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people, meaning that Rapid Valley had 1.01% of the total population of South Dakota.
Pennington County ...
Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County<2>.
The county had a population of 100,948 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 8,260 people, Rapid Valley represented 8.18% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Pennington County.
Miscellaneous Information for Rapid Valley ...
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 Pennington County or the community of Rapid Valley:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- 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: 103 (Pennington County)
- Place Code: 53007 (Rapid Valley)
- State & County Code: 46/103 (South Dakota / Pennington County)
- State & Place Code: 46/53007 (South Dakota / Rapid Valley)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Rapid Valley 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 Rapid Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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 Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |