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
TWIN BROOKS
Twin Brooks is a City in Grant county with -100 inhabitants.
TYNDALL
Tyndall is a City in Bon Homme county with -1 500 inhabitants.
UTICA
Utica is a City in Yankton county with -100 inhabitants.
VALLEY SPRINGS
Valley Springs is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
VEBLEN
Veblen is a City in Marshall county with -1 000 inhabitants.
VERDON
Verdon is a City in Brown county with -100 inhabitants.
VERMILLION
Vermillion is a City in Clay county with -15 000 inhabitants.
VIBORG
Viborg is a City in Turner county with -1 000 inhabitants.
VIENNA
Vienna is a City in Clark county with -100 inhabitants.
VILAS
Vilas is a City in Miner county with -100 inhabitants.
VIRGIL
Virgil is a City in Beadle county with -100 inhabitants.
VOLGA
Volga is a City in Brookings county with -2 000 inhabitants.
VOLIN
Volin is a City in Yankton county with -500 inhabitants.
WAGNER
Wagner is a City in Charles Mix county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WAKONDA
Wakonda is a City in Clay county with -500 inhabitants.
WALL
Wall is a City in Pennington county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WALLACE
Wallace is a City in Codington county with -100 inhabitants.
WARD
Ward is a City in Moody county with -100 inhabitants.
WARNER
Warner is a City in Brown county with -500 inhabitants.
WASTA
Wasta is a City in Pennington county with -100 inhabitants.
WATERTOWN
Watertown is a City in Codington county with -30 000 inhabitants.
WAUBAY
Waubay is a City in Day county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WEBSTER
Webster is a City in Day county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WENTWORTH
Wentworth is a Village in Lake county with -500 inhabitants.
WESSINGTON
Wessington is a City in Beadle county with -500 inhabitants.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS
Wessington Springs is a City in Jerauld county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WESTPORT
Westport is a City in Brown county with -500 inhabitants.
WETONKA
Wetonka is a City in McPherson county with -100 inhabitants.
WHITE
White is a City in Brookings county with -500 inhabitants.
WHITE LAKE
White Lake is a City in Aurora county with -500 inhabitants.