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
BLUNT
Blunt is a City in Hughes county with -500 inhabitants.
YALE
Yale is a City in Beadle county with -500 inhabitants.
PRESHO
Presho is a City in Lyman county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SPEARFISH
Spearfish is a City in Lawrence county with -15 000 inhabitants.
PIEDMONT
Piedmont is a City in Meade county with -500 inhabitants.
DIMOCK
Dimock is a City in Hutchinson county with -500 inhabitants.
WAGNER
Wagner is a City in Charles Mix county with -2 000 inhabitants.
MURDO
Murdo is a City in Jones county with -500 inhabitants.
BONESTEEL
Bonesteel is a City in Gregory county with -500 inhabitants.
BOWDLE
Bowdle is a City in Edmunds county with -500 inhabitants.
EDGEMONT
Edgemont is a City in Fall River county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GARRETSON
Garretson is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
LAKE PRESTON
Lake Preston is a City in Kingsbury county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ESTELLINE
Estelline is a City in Hamlin county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CUSTER
Custer is a City in Custer county with -2 500 inhabitants.
MELLETTE
Mellette is a City in Spink county with -500 inhabitants.
TULARE
Tulare is a City in Spink county with -500 inhabitants.
VOLIN
Volin is a City in Yankton county with -500 inhabitants.
SUMMERSET
Summerset is a City in Meade county with -2 000 inhabitants.
GROTON
Groton is a City in Brown county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WOONSOCKET
Woonsocket is a City in Sanborn county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WAKONDA
Wakonda is a City in Clay county with -500 inhabitants.
EUREKA
Eureka is a City in McPherson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WATERTOWN
Watertown is a City in Codington county with -30 000 inhabitants.
CLARK
Clark is a City in Clark county with -1 500 inhabitants.
ASTORIA
Astoria is a City in Deuel county with -500 inhabitants.
BRYANT
Bryant is a City in Hamlin county with -500 inhabitants.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria is a City in Hanson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HOWARD
Howard is a City in Miner county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHITE LAKE
White Lake is a City in Aurora county with -500 inhabitants.