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
BUSHNELL
Bushnell is a City in Brookings county with -100 inhabitants.
CARTHAGE
Carthage is a City in Miner county with -500 inhabitants.
ERWIN
Erwin is a City in Kingsbury county with -100 inhabitants.
BADGER
Badger is a City in Kingsbury county with -500 inhabitants.
FULTON
Fulton is a City in Hanson county with -100 inhabitants.
OACOMA
Oacoma is a City in Lyman county with -500 inhabitants.
LONG LAKE
Long Lake is a City in McPherson county with -100 inhabitants.
KEYSTONE
Keystone is a City in Pennington county with -500 inhabitants.
ALBEE
Albee is a City in Grant county with -100 inhabitants.
FARMER
Farmer is a City in Hanson county with -100 inhabitants.
DRAPER
Draper is a City in Jones county with -100 inhabitants.
LANE
Lane is a City in Jerauld county with -100 inhabitants.
ST. LAWRENCE
St. Lawrence is a City in Hand county with -500 inhabitants.
TURTON
Turton is a City in Spink county with -100 inhabitants.
GARDEN CITY
Garden City is a City in Clark county with -100 inhabitants.
DOLTON
Dolton is a City in Turner county with -100 inhabitants.
ISABEL
Isabel is a City in Dewey county with -500 inhabitants.
SOUTH SHORE
South Shore is a City in Codington county with -500 inhabitants.
WOLSEY
Wolsey is a City in Beadle county with -500 inhabitants.
WARD
Ward is a City in Moody county with -100 inhabitants.
TWIN BROOKS
Twin Brooks is a City in Grant county with -100 inhabitants.
RELIANCE
Reliance is a City in Lyman county with -500 inhabitants.
ALPENA
Alpena is a City in Jerauld county with -500 inhabitants.
GANN VALLEY
Gann Valley is a Unincorporated community in Buffalo county with -100 inhabitants.
FRANKFORT
Frankfort is a City in Spink county with -500 inhabitants.
RAYMOND
Raymond is a City in Clark county with -100 inhabitants.
HENRY
Henry is a City in Codington county with -500 inhabitants.
MORRISTOWN
Morristown is a City in Corson county with -100 inhabitants.
DANTE
Dante is a City in Charles Mix county with -100 inhabitants.
DAVIS
Davis is a City in Turner county with -100 inhabitants.