Everything you need to know about Ellsworth AFB & Rapid City, South Dakota

Posted by Duane Hosek on August 21, 2007

Rapid City is a city located in the western part of South Dakota and is the second largest city in the state of South Dakota after Sioux Falls. Set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills, Rapid City is in the county of Pennington^GR6 USA. The 2005 census estimated population of Rapid City was 62,167 with a metro area of 138,763^[1]. As of 2007, the city is estimated at over 70,000 inhabitants. Rapid City is known as the Gateway to the Black Hills of South Dakota and the primary city in the metro of 138,763. The city is divided by a small mountain range that splits the western and eastern parts of the city into two. Rapid City is named after the Rapid Creek on which the city is established.