Place:Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, United States

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NameSturgis
Alt namesScooptownsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS46007059
TypeCity
Coordinates44.41°N 103.519°W
Located inMeade, South Dakota, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Bear Butte Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7,020 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after Civil War general Samuel D. Sturgis.

Sturgis is notable as the location of one of the largest annual motorcycle events in the world: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which lasts for 10 days beginning on the first Friday of August. It attracts large numbers of motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world. Sturgis is also noted for hosting WCW's Hog Wild/Road Wild events from 1996 to 1999.

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