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
FLANDREAU
Flandreau is a City in Moody county with -2 500 inhabitants.
LENNOX
Lennox is a City in Lincoln county with -2 500 inhabitants.
FORT PIERRE
Fort Pierre is a City in Stanley county with -2 500 inhabitants.
CUSTER
Custer is a City in Custer county with -2 500 inhabitants.
BERESFORD
Beresford is a City in Union county with -2 500 inhabitants.
ELK POINT
Elk Point is a City in Union county with -2 500 inhabitants.
SPRINGFIELD
Springfield is a City in Bon Homme county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WEBSTER
Webster is a City in Day county with -2 000 inhabitants.
SUMMERSET
Summerset is a City in Meade county with -2 000 inhabitants.
VOLGA
Volga is a City in Brookings county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WAGNER
Wagner is a City in Charles Mix county with -2 000 inhabitants.
PARKSTON
Parkston is a City in Hutchinson county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MILLER
Miller is a City in Hand county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GROTON
Groton is a City in Brown county with -1 500 inhabitants.
EAGLE BUTTE
Eagle Butte is a City in Ziebach county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SALEM
Salem is a City in McCook county with -1 500 inhabitants.
FREEMAN
Freeman is a City in Hutchinson county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CROOKS
Crooks is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
DEADWOOD
Deadwood is a City in Lawrence county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GREGORY
Gregory is a City in Gregory county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CLEAR LAKE
Clear Lake is a City in Deuel county with -1 500 inhabitants.
PLATTE
Platte is a City in Charles Mix county with -1 500 inhabitants.
LEMMON
Lemmon is a City in Perkins county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BRITTON
Britton is a City in Marshall county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MISSION
Mission is a City in Todd county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GARRETSON
Garretson is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GETTYSBURG
Gettysburg is a City in Potter county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CLARK
Clark is a City in Clark county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BALTIC
Baltic is a City in Minnehaha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
DE SMET
De Smet is a City in Kingsbury county with -1 500 inhabitants.