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South Dakota


South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the country. It is bordered by North Dakota in the north, Minnesota and Iowa in the east, Nebraska in the south, and Wyoming and Montana in the west. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the 5th least populous with 884,659 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Pierre, but its largest city is Sioux Falls. Its governor is Kristi Noem.

South Dakota has a continental climate with four distinct seasons, ranging from cold, dry winters to warm and semi-humid summers. Cyclonic storms occur frequently in the eastern section during the spring and summer. South Dakota has nearly 300 species of birds. Bald and golden eagles are found in ever-increasing numbers along the Missouri River valley and in the Badlands.

Native American tribes such as the Cheyenne, Arikara, Ponca, Lakota, and Dakota Sioux lived on this land. Today nine Native American tribes still reside in South Dakota, and it remains home to the central population of that influential Native American federation. North Dakota became the 40th state of the union on November 2, 1889. The state is named for the Dakota Sioux people.

South Dakota is wellknown for the Mount Rushmore, visited by more than three million people each year, but also for the Crazy Horse Memorial started in 1948 and which is still being carved today in the Black Hills. When finished, the statue will be 563 feet high, almost twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty!

If you want information about your city in South Dakota, click on the South Dakota city names or South Dakota town names below:

Complete List of Cities in South Dakota

  • NEW EFFINGTON

    New Effington is a City in Roberts county with -500 inhabitants.

  • DE SMET

    De Smet is a City in Kingsbury county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • VALLEY SPRINGS

    Valley Springs is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • GREGORY

    Gregory is a City in Gregory county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • ROSLYN

    Roslyn is a City in Day county with -500 inhabitants.

  • PARKER

    Parker is a City in Turner county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • SELBY

    Selby is a City in Walworth county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • CENTRAL CITY

    Central City is a City in Lawrence county with -500 inhabitants.

  • PLANKINTON

    Plankinton is a City in Aurora county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • PIERPONT

    Pierpont is a City in Day county with -500 inhabitants.

  • MARION

    Marion is a City in Turner county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • AVON

    Avon is a City in Bon Homme county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • WHITE LAKE

    White Lake is a City in Aurora county with -500 inhabitants.

  • HOWARD

    Howard is a City in Miner county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • ALEXANDRIA

    Alexandria is a City in Hanson county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • BRYANT

    Bryant is a City in Hamlin county with -500 inhabitants.

  • ASTORIA

    Astoria is a City in Deuel county with -500 inhabitants.

  • CLARK

    Clark is a City in Clark county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WATERTOWN

    Watertown is a City in Codington county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • EUREKA

    Eureka is a City in McPherson county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • WAKONDA

    Wakonda is a City in Clay county with -500 inhabitants.

  • WOONSOCKET

    Woonsocket is a City in Sanborn county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • GROTON

    Groton is a City in Brown county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • SUMMERSET

    Summerset is a City in Meade county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • VOLIN

    Volin is a City in Yankton county with -500 inhabitants.

  • TULARE

    Tulare is a City in Spink county with -500 inhabitants.

  • MELLETTE

    Mellette is a City in Spink county with -500 inhabitants.

  • CUSTER

    Custer is a City in Custer county with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • ESTELLINE

    Estelline is a City in Hamlin county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • LAKE PRESTON

    Lake Preston is a City in Kingsbury county with -1 000 inhabitants.

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