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Pennington County
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Pennington County
,
South Dakota
,
United States
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Overview of Pennington County
Name:
Pennington County
Place Type:
County
Located In:
South Dakota
,
United States
Description (GNIS):
Located in western South Dakota along the boundary with Wyoming; County Seat: Rapid City.
History (GNIS):
Created 1875, organized in 1877, and named for John L Pennington, Governor of the Dakota Territory from 1874 to 1878. (SD-T17/p32)
County Seat:
Rapid City
Coordinates:
Latitude:
43.9833212
43° 58' 60.0"
N
Longitude:
-102.7671162
102° 46' 01.6"
W
Population:
81,343
Elevation:
900 m
Surrounding Counties:
Meade
N
Ziebach
NE
Haakon
E
Jackson
E
Shannon
S
Custer
SW
Weston
(
Wyoming
)
W
Crook
(
Wyoming
)
NW
Lawrence
NW
Histopolis Place ID:
550438735
Updated May 7, 2020