Belle Fourche | |
|---|---|
 Belle Fourche's Business District in 2009 | |
 Location in Butte County (top) and South Dakota (bottom) | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′50″N 103°51′23″W / 44.66389°N 103.85639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Butte |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | April 20, 1903[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randy Schmidt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.93 sq mi (23.12 km2) |
| • Land | 8.85 sq mi (22.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,117 ft (950 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,617 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 5,848 |
| • Density | 634.40/sq mi (244.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57717 |
| Area code | 605 |
| Sales tax | 6.2%[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267280[3] |
| Website | bellefourche.org |
Belle Fourche (/bɛlˈfuːʃ/; bel-FOOSH)[7] is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States.[8] Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census.[4] It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles (885 km) northwest from the geographic center of the contiguous United States in Lebanon, Kansas with the admission of Alaska and Hawaii in the mid-20th century.
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Fourche, South Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Belle Fourche (SD) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.