SPEARFISH — Like many of Spearfish’s residents, the parties interviewed for this series are not originally “from” Spearfish. They have moved here from somewhere else, finding the small, safe, beautiful, accessible town desirable. Yet most say that if Spearfish were to cease to be a “small to…
SPEARFISH — Envision Spearfish, the city’s comprehensive plan, states, “Growth brings benefits and disadvantages. It is the goal of the comprehensive plan to identify the benefits to be pursued, and plan wisely for the impacts.” One of the first goals stated in the plan is for Spearfish to b…
SPEARFISH — Looking at the numbers, Spearfish is growing younger as a community.
SPEARFISH — According to the U.S. Census, the city of Spearfish has grown an average of 24.9 percent in population since the 1900s.
People who have lived or stopped in Spearfish anytime in the last 10 years or more could list many noticeable changes driving through its streets today. We know that as time passes, things change, and looking at the record-breaking number of building permits issued in 2014, population growth…
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