History · Johnson Siding

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Johnson Siding, in brief

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Johnson Siding is a census-designated place in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 614. It is an unincorporated community, and it is located in the Rimrock Area, approximately 10 miles west of Rapid City. Johnson Siding is surrounded by the Black Hills National Forest. It is the only significant business district in the Rimrock Area, with a general store, deli, casino, tavern, the Johnson Siding Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, the Rimrock Evangelical Free Church meetinghouse, and a community center. However, most inhabitants work in Rapid City or Deadwood. Johnson Siding is named for a siding on the old Rapid City, Black Hills and We…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 659 to 614 (-7%).

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1982

Johnson Siding, House and Sawmill

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#156

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Johnson Siding, House and SawmillBuilding · listed 1982

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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Famous people close to Johnson Siding

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Lawrence LessigAmerican academic, political activist · b. 1961

Becky HammonAmerican-Russian basketball player and coach · b. 1977

Amy HillAmerican character actress · b. 1953

Dorothy ProvineAmerican singer, dancer, and actress · b. 1935

John MiljanAmerican actor · b. 1892

Larry RhodenAmerican politician · b. 1959

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From the National Register of Historic Places (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.