Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Belle Fourche (/bɛlˈfuːʃ/; bel-FOOSH) is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census. It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles 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.
Belle Fourche | |
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Butte |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | April 20, 1903 |
| 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 (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,617 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 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% |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267280 |
| Website | bellefourche.org |
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