South Dakota
- Area:
- Area: 77,121 sq.mi (199,743 sq.km.), 17th
- Land: 75,898 sq.mi. (196,575 sq.km.), 16th
- Water: 1,224 sq.mi. (3,170 sq.km.), 29th
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- County Profile:
South Dakota County Map , 67 Counties
- Geographic Center:
Hughes, 8 miles northeast of Pierre
- Highest Point:
Harney Peak ; 7,242 feet, (2,207 m.), 15th tallest
- Location:
- Absolute Center: 44°24.1’N / 100°28.7’W
- Relative Center: Hughes, 8 miles northeast of Pierre
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- Lowest Point:
South Dakota; 962 feet, 45th lowest
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Image | | Prairie plains in the east; rolling hills of the Great Plains in the west; Black Hills in the southwest corner.
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- Agriculture: Cattle, hogs, wheat, soybeans, milk, corn.
- Industry: Food processing, machinery, lumber and wood products, tourism.
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- Admission to Statehood:
November 2, 1889 (40th State)
- Area:
- Area: 77,121 sq.mi (199,743 sq.km.), 17th
- Land: 75,898 sq.mi. (196,575 sq.km.), 16th
- Water: 1,224 sq.mi. (3,170 sq.km.), 29th
- Constitution:
South Dakota’s Constitution , 40th State
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- Population (2019):
844,877; Rank: 46 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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South Dakota’s Constitution , 40th State
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- Flag:
The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading “South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State” — the official state nickname — are arranged in a circle around the sun. Get this Flag - Flower:
Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla hirsutissima) | Other State Flowers
- Largest Cities:
Sioux Falls | Rapid City | Aberdeen | Brookings | Watertown | Mitchell | Yankton | Pierre | Huron | Vermillion
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Based on the Sioux Indian word dakhota meaning “friend”
- Population (2019):
844,877; Rank: 46 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
- Soil:
Houdek
- Song:
- “Hail, South Dakota” | Words by: Deecort Hammitt | Music by: Deecort Hammitt
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White Spruce (Picea glauca) | Other State Trees
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South Dakota County Map South Dakota County Map , 67 Counties
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