State of South Dakota | |
Anthem: Hail, South Dakota! | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Dakota Territory |
Admitted to the Union | November 2, 1889 (39th or 40th) |
Capital | Pierre |
Largest city | Sioux Falls |
Largest metro | Sioux Falls metropolitan area |
Government | |
• Governor | Kristi Noem (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Larry Rhoden (R) |
Legislature | South Dakota Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
U.S. senators | John Thune (R) Mike Rounds (R) |
U.S. House delegation | Dusty Johnson (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 77,116 sq mi (199,729 km2) |
• Land | 75,811 sq mi (196,350 km2) |
• Water | 1,305 sq mi (3,379 km2) 1.7% |
• Rank | 17th |
Elevation | 2,200 ft (670 m) |
Highest elevation | 7,244 ft (2,208 m) |
Lowest elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 884,659 |
• Rank | 46th |
• Density | 11.44/sq mi (4.42/km2) |
• Rank | 46th |
• Median household income | $56,521 |
• Income rank | 30th |
Language | |
• Official language | English • Sioux |
Time zones | |
eastern half | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
western half | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation | SD |
ISO 3166 code | US-SD |
Trad. abbreviation | S.D., S.Dak. |
Latitude | 42°29′ N to 45°56′ N |
Longitude | 96°26′ W to 104°03′ W |
Website | sd |
South Dakota state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Ring-necked pheasant |
Fish | Walleye |
Flower | American Pasque flower |
Grass | Western wheat grass |
Insect | Western honeybee |
Mammal | Coyote |
Tree | Black Hills Spruce |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Dance | Square dance |
Fossil | Triceratops |
Gemstone | Fairburn agate |
Rock | Rose quartz |
Soil | Houdek |
Other | Kuchen (state dessert) |
State route marker | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
South Dakota is a state in the United States. South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. Its capital is Pierre and largest city is Sioux Falls. Other important cities are Rapid City and Aberdeen. Famous attractions include Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, and the Wall Drug Store. The Corn Palace is also famous, and it is in Mitchell. About 890,000 people lived there in 2020.