Box Elder, South Dakota
Box Elder, South Dakota
čhaŋšúška | |
|---|---|
Box Elder City Hall | |
| Nickname: Gateway to the Black Hills | |
Location of Box Elder, South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′39″N 103°04′52″W / 44.110941°N 103.081066°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Counties | Pennington, Meade |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Incorporated | May 12, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Larry Larson |
| • Alderman | Kirk Beauchamp John Talich Patrick Schubert, Sr. Steven Bixel |
| • President | Michael Knight Rick Davis |
| Area | |
• City | 14.858 sq mi (38.482 km2) |
| • Land | 14.834 sq mi (38.420 km2) |
| • Water | 0.024 sq mi (0.061 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 3,045 ft (928 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 11,746 |
• Estimate (2024) | 13,887 |
| • Density | 936.0/sq mi (361.39/km2) |
| • Urban | 11,386 |
| • Metro | 156,227 (US: 280th) |
| • Combined | 185,036 (US: 149th) |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 57719 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-06620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267290 |
| Sales tax | 6.2% |
| Website | boxeldersd.us |
Box Elder (Lakota: čhaŋšúška; "box elder maple") is a city in Pennington and Meade Counties, South Dakota, United States. The population was 11,746 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 13,887 in 2024, making it the ninth-most populous city in South Dakota. Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the northeast side of the city, and it is a suburb of Rapid City.
Box Elder was named from nearby Boxelder Creek.