Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

Sturgis is also noted for hosting WCW's Hog Wild/Road Wild events from 1996 to 1999.

Scooptown had been an earlier settlement at the base of Bear Butte, that supplied the soldiers at Camp Sturgis an outlet for their vices.

[9] Sturgis was named in honor of the Civil War Union General Samuel D.

[8] As part of the vast Ellsworth Air Force Base complex, the land north of Sturgis was dotted with 50 Minuteman missile silos.

Minuteman missile silo L-5 is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the center of the town.

Towards the end of the summer of 2015, the Full Throttle Saloon, described as the world's largest biker bar[11] and the subject of the reality television series Full Throttle Saloon, burned down,[12] but was rebuilt on 600 acres in nearby Vale near Bear Butte.

[13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2), all land.

37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.