Sturgis, South Dakota Sturgis Sturgis, South Dakota A view of Sturgis A view of Sturgis Location in Meade County and the state of South Dakota Location in Meade County and the state of South Dakota Sturgis is positioned in the US Sturgis - Sturgis State South Dakota Website City of Sturgis Sturgis is a town/city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

Sturgis.

Sturgis is notable as the locale of one of the biggest annual motorcycle affairs in the world, which is held annually on the second full week of August.

Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world flock to this town amid the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Sturgis is also noted for hosting the 1996 version of WCW Hog Wild.

Sturgis was established in 1878. It was originally titled Scooptown, because many of the inhabitants "scooped up" their pay from close-by Fort Meade. Its name was later changed to Sturgis with respect to the Civil War Union General Samuel D.

Sturgis. In 1889, Sturgis was designated as the governmental center of county of the newly formed Meade County. As part of the vast Ellsworth Air Force Base complex, the territory north of Sturgis was dotted with 50 Minuteman missile silos.

Towards the end of the summer of 2016, the Full Throttle Bar, one of the biggest and well known bars in Sturgis, burned down.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2), all land. Climate data for Sturgis, South Dakota As of the census of 2010, there were 6,627 citizens , 2,916 homeholds, and 1,687 families residing in the city.

There were 3,154 housing units at an average density of 790.5 per square mile (305.2/km2).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.9% White, 0.2% African American, 2.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.

There were 2,916 homeholds of which 28.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families.

37.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the town/city was 41.2 years.

23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,442 citizens , 2,738 homeholds, and 1,708 families residing in the city.

There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 799.7 per square mile (308.6/km ).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.80% White, 0.20% African American, 2.48% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.33% from other competitions, and 1.88% from two or more competitions.

There were 2,738 homeholds out of which 30.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families.

33.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 11.0% of families and 12.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

South Dakota Centennial Trail Kinship at the Sturgis Community Center Sturgis at the Hills and Plains Park at the east entrance to town Carpenter, United States Army Major General and acting Director of the Army National Guard (Born in Sturgis, graduated from Sturgis Brown High School) "Pappy" Hoel, Credited with starting the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Carroll Hardy, born in Sturgis, former Major League Baseball player Alice Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert, better known as Poker Alice, frontier gambler, lived her later years in Sturgis but died in Rapid City Marty Jackley, Attorney General of South Dakota, born in Sturgis Larry Rhoden, born in Sturgis, South Dakota state senator Rex Terry, born in Sturgis, banker and South Dakota politician Judd Hoos, modern band is based out of Sturgis, SD South Dakota State Historical Society.

"Climate Statistics for Sturgis, SD".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

United States Enumeration Bureau.

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