Crook CitySD
With 279 residents, this town was settled in 1877.
Is Crook City a good place to live?
Crook City’s typical household income is $140,000, above both the South Dakota town median ($72,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Crook City. Crook City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
279 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crook City.
Compared with most of South Dakota and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Crook City is longer
The top destinations are Spearfish (36%), Rapid City (13%) and Deadwood (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Crook City is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Crook City than in 70% of U.S. communities. 40% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Crook City’s year
The range runs from 15° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 48 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Crook City is
Of 26 CDC measures, Crook City beats the South Dakota average on 3 and trails it on 1. Among adults locally, 21% binge drink. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Crook City. Two figures for adults in the town: 74% had a checkup this year, 29% have high blood pressure.
| Crook City | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 76% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Crook City | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.6% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 60.1% | 65.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Crook City
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crook City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National MemorialMount Rushmore National Memorial1.9M visitors a year
40 mi MountainBlack Elk Peak
35 mi National forestBlack Hills National Forest12 mi Ski areaTerry Peak Ski Area28 runs · 1,075 ft vertical
32 mi Stadium & arenaRushmore Plaza Civic Center
32 mi MuseumDinosaur ParkPhoto credits
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Black Hills National Forest: Vocaro at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rushmore Plaza Civic Center: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Crook City: who provides what
Crook City is unincorporated, so Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
100% of working residents leave Crook City for work
Where Crook City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crook City
About 0 of every 100 Crook City residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Crook City
Crook City (also known as Camp Crook II or simply Crook) is a populated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census. It became a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census. Crook City was named for General George Crook's 1876 camp there. Nearby and between Deadwood and Sturgis is Crook Mountain, also named for him.
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