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
CLARK
Clark is a City in Clark county with -1 500 inhabitants.
LENNOX
Lennox is a City in Lincoln county with -2 500 inhabitants.
ELK POINT
Elk Point is a City in Union county with -2 500 inhabitants.
IPSWICH
Ipswich is a City in Edmunds county with -1 000 inhabitants.
INTERIOR
Interior is a City in Jackson county with -100 inhabitants.
TEA
Tea is a City in Lincoln county with -4 000 inhabitants.
HERREID
Herreid is a City in Campbell county with -500 inhabitants.
GREGORY
Gregory is a City in Gregory county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SOUTH SHORE
South Shore is a City in Codington county with -500 inhabitants.
ROSWELL
Roswell is a City in Miner county with -100 inhabitants.
HENRY
Henry is a City in Codington county with -500 inhabitants.
WAUBAY
Waubay is a City in Day county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CARTHAGE
Carthage is a City in Miner county with -500 inhabitants.
GARRETSON
Garretson is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WEBSTER
Webster is a City in Day county with -2 000 inhabitants.
COLUMBIA
Columbia is a City in Brown county with -500 inhabitants.
ST. LAWRENCE
St. Lawrence is a City in Hand county with -500 inhabitants.
ELKTON
Elkton is a City in Brookings county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHITE ROCK
White Rock is a City in Roberts county with -100 inhabitants.
TYNDALL
Tyndall is a City in Bon Homme county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WINNER
Winner is a City in Tripp county with -3 000 inhabitants.
SISSETON
Sisseton is a City in Roberts county with -3 000 inhabitants.
ALPENA
Alpena is a City in Jerauld county with -500 inhabitants.
ARLINGTON
Arlington is a City in Kingsbury county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GROTON
Groton is a City in Brown county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS
Wessington Springs is a City in Jerauld county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BERESFORD
Beresford is a City in Union county with -2 500 inhabitants.
COLMAN
Colman is a City in Moody county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HIGHMORE
Highmore is a City in Hyde county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GETTYSBURG
Gettysburg is a City in Potter county with -1 500 inhabitants.