South Dakota
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| State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State | |||||
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| Capital | Pierre | ||||
| Largest City | Sioux Falls | ||||
| Area - Total - Land - Water - % water |
Ranked 17th 199,905 kmē 196,735 kmē 3,173 kmē 1.6% | ||||
| Population
- Total (2000) - Density |
Ranked 46th
754,844 3.8/kmē | ||||
| Admittance into Union
- Order - Date | 40th November 2, 1889 | ||||
| Time zone |
Central: UTC-6/-5 Mountain: UTC-7/-6 Eastern SD in Central, Western SD in Mountain | ||||
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Latitude Longitude |
42°29'30"N to 45°56'N 98°28'33"W to 104°3'W | ||||
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Width Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest |
340 km 610 km 2,207 meters 670 meters 294 meters | ||||
| ISO 3166-2: | US-SD | ||||
South Dakota is a state in the high plains of the northern Middle West. It became a state on November 2, 1889. It is named after the Lakota (Sioux) Native American tribe.
South Dakota is bordered to the north by North Dakota, to the south by Nebraska, to the east by Iowa and Minnesota, and to the west by Wyoming and Montana.
USS South Dakota was named in honor of this state.
- Area: 77,121 sq. miles
- Population: 754,844 (2000)
- Capital: Pierre
- Counties: 66 (see: List of South Dakota counties)
- Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
- Flower: Pasque Flower
- Tree: Black Hills Spruce
- Nicknames: Mount Rushmore State
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2 Other features 3 Colleges and Universities 4 External links |
Important cities
See List of South Dakota counties, Governors of South Dakota
Other features
Colleges and Universities
External links
