Pennington County

Summary

Pennington County is a county of South Dakota^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pennington County is located in South Dakota^[3].
• Pennington County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Pennington County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota^[5].
• Pennington County's capital is recorded as Rapid City^[6].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Meade County^[7].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Custer County^[8].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Oglala Lakota County^[9].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County^[10].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Haakon County^[11].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Ziebach County^[12].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County^[13].
• Pennington County's shares border with is recorded as Weston County^[14].
• John L. Pennington is named after Pennington County^[15].
• Pennington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rapid City^[16].
• Pennington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hill City^[17].
• Pennington County's headquarters location is recorded as Rapid City^[18].
• Pennington County's Commons category is recorded as Pennington County, South Dakota^[19].
• 1875 marks the founding of Pennington County^[20].
• Pennington County's highest point is recorded as Black Elk Peak^[21].
• Pennington County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.01, 'lon': -102.82}^[22].
• Pennington County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.pennington.sd.us^[23].
• Pennington County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pennington County, South Dakota^[24].
• Pennington County has a population of {'amount': '+100948'}^[25].
• Pennington County has a population of {'amount': '+101329'}^[26].
• Pennington County has a population of {'amount': '+102461'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Pennington County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in South Dakota^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pennington County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7211'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+100948'}^[25], {'amount': '+101329'}^[26], {'amount': '+102461'}^[27], {'amount': '+104363'}^[29], {'amount': '+105761'}^[30], and {'amount': '+108702'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Pennington County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota^[5].

History and Context

1875 marks the founding of Pennington County^[20]. John L. Pennington is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Pennington County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]