Rapid City and Black Hills towns see population boom

Rapid City and Black Hills towns see population boom

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) -- Since 2020, many cities in the Black Hills have seen their populations rise. Rapid City has seen an increase each of the last five years, a trend that looks to continue. Back in 2020, just under 75,000 people called Rapid City home. Since then, that number has grown by 10,000. "It always starts with a visit so we have to have great hospitality and a great welcome mat. And I think it's the people here that make us speci…