South Dakota (U.S. state)
| State of South Dakota | |||||
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| Nickname(s): The Mount Rushmore State (official) | |||||
| Motto(s): Under God the people rule | |||||
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Demonym | South Dakotan | ||||
| Capital | Pierre | ||||
| Largest city | Sioux Falls | ||||
| Largest metro | Sioux Falls metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 17th | ||||
| • Total | 78,116 sq mi (199,729 km2) |
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| • Width | 210 miles (340 km) | ||||
| • Length | 380 miles (610 km) | ||||
| • % water | 1.7 | ||||
| • Latitude | 42° 29′ N to 45° 56′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 96° 26′ W to 104° 03′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 46th | ||||
| • Total | 865,454 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 11.08/sq mi (4.33/km2) Ranked 46th |
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| • Highest point |
Black Elk Peak 7,244 ft (2208 m) |
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| • Mean | 2,200 ft (670 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border 968 ft (295 m) |
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| Before statehood | Dakota Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | November 2, 1889 (40th) | ||||
| Governor | Dennis Daugaard (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Matt Michels (R) | ||||
| Legislature | South Dakota Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
John Thune (R) Mike Rounds (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | Kristi Noem (R) (list) | ||||
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| • eastern half | Central: UTC -6/-5 | ||||
| • western half | Mountain: UTC -7/-6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-SD | ||||
| Abbreviations | SD, S.D., S.Dak. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Ring-necked pheasant |
| Fish | Walleye |
| Flower | American Pasque flower |
| Grass | Western wheat grass |
| Insect | Western honeybee |
| Mammal | Coyote |
| Tree | Black Hills Spruce |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Triceratops |
| Gemstone | Fairburn agate |
| Rock | Rose quartz |
| Soil | Houdek |
| Song | "Hail, South Dakota!" |
| Other | Kuchen (state dessert) |
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South Dakota (
i/ˌsaʊθ dəˈkoʊtə/; locally: [ˌsɑʊθ dəˈko̞ɾə]) is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a significant portion of the population and historically dominated the entire territory. South Dakota is the 17th most expansive, but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Once the southern portion of the Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 171,000, is South Dakota's largest city.
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