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Belle FourcheButte County,South DakotaWhere You and the West are OneThe South Dakota state capital is Pierre. What would you like to know about Belle Fourche
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The population of Belle Fourche is approximately 4,675 (2005).
The amount of land area in Belle Fourche is 6.718 sq. kilometers.
Belle Fourche elevation is 3,023 feet above sea level. The Belle Fourche median home price is $63,200 (2000). Belle Fourche miscellany. Return to Index Belle Fourche location: in the northwest corner of South Dakota. It is on the northern edge of the Black Hills area of the state and about 59 miles from Rapid City. Other nearby communities include Fruitdale, North Spearfish, Spearfish, Whitewood, Nisland, Central City, Deadwood and Lead.
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Belle Fourche average annual precipitation is 20.27 inches per year. History & History Related Items Belle Fourche history: Early explorers of the 18th century named two rivers just north of the mountains here the Belle Fourche River and the other, Redwater, because of the red silt it carried from the soil of the Redwater Valley. A third water source, Hay Creek, also merged with the two rivers here. The Belle Fourche River was the larger of the two. The Fork where they came together was referred to as "beautiful Fork" or Belle Fourche. The town was platted in 1891 and incorporated in 1903. Belle Fourche attractions: Black Hills Roundup Rodeo Belle Fourche is the geographical center of the United States of America, designated in 1959 and noted by an official marker and sheepherder's monument called a "Stone Johnnie". Come visit the Tri State Museum and the Visitors Center when you arrive. Center of the Nation All Car Rally The BelleFourche Fly in Return to Index
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