South Dakota, abbreviated "SD", is in the West North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Pierre.
There were 754,844 people in South Dakota as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on November 2, 1889.
Please explore the cities and towns of South Dakota, below.
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 24,658 | Brown |
| Alcester | 880 | Union |
| Alexandria | 563 | Hanson |
| Alpena | 265 | Jerauld |
| Arlington | 992 | Kingsbury |
| Armour | 782 | Douglas |
| Aurora | 500 | Brookings |
| Avon | 561 | Bon Homme |
| Baltic | 811 | Minnehaha |
| Belle Fourche | 4,565 | Butte |
| Beresford | 2,006 | Union |
| Big Stone City | 605 | Grant |
| Bison | 373 | Perkins |
| Blunt | 370 | Hughes |
| Bonesteel | 297 | Gregory |
| Bowdle | 571 | Edmunds |
| Box Elder | 2,841 | Pennington |
| Brandon | 5,693 | Minnehaha |
| Bridgewater | 607 | McCook |
| Bristol | 377 | Day |
| Britton | 1,328 | Marshall |
| Brookings | 18,504 | Brookings |
| Bruce | 272 | Brookings |
| Bryant | 396 | Hamlin |
| Buffalo | 380 | Harding |
| Burke | 676 | Gregory |
| Canistota | 700 | McCook |
| Canton | 3,110 | Lincoln |
| Carthage | 187 | Miner |
| Castlewood | 666 | Hamlin |
| Centerville | 910 | Turner |
| Chamberlain | 2,338 | Brule |
| Chancellor | 328 | Turner |
| Clark | 1,285 | Clark |
| Clear Lake | 1,335 | Deuel |
| Colman | 572 | Moody |
| Colome | 340 | Tripp |
| Colton | 662 | Minnehaha |
| Conde | 187 | Spink |
| Corsica | 644 | Douglas |
| Crooks | 859 | Minnehaha |
| Custer | 1,860 | Custer |
| De Smet | 1,164 | Kingsbury |
| Deadwood | 1,380 | Lawrence |
| Dell Rapids | 2,980 | Minnehaha |
| Delmont | 263 | Douglas |
| Doland | 297 | Spink |
| Dupree | 434 | Ziebach |
| Eagle Butte | 619 | Dewey |
| Edgemont | 867 | Fall River |
| Egan | 265 | Moody |
| Elk Point | 1,714 | Union |
| Elkton | 677 | Brookings |
| Emery | 439 | Hanson |
| Estelline | 675 | Hamlin |
| Ethan | 330 | Davison |
| Eureka | 1,101 | McPherson |
| Faith | 489 | Meade |
| Faulkton | 785 | Faulk |
| Flandreau | 2,376 | Moody |
| Florence | 299 | Codington |
| Fort Pierre | 1,991 | Stanley |
| Frederick | 255 | Brown |
| Freeman | 1,317 | Hutchinson |
| Garretson | 1,165 | Minnehaha |
| Gary | 231 | Deuel |
| Gayville | 418 | Yankton |
| Geddes | 252 | Charles Mix |
| Gettysburg | 1,352 | Potter |
| Gregory | 1,342 | Gregory |
| Groton | 1,356 | Brown |
| Harrisburg | 958 | Lincoln |
| Harrold | 209 | Hughes |
| Hartford | 1,844 | Minnehaha |
| Hayti | 367 | Hamlin |
| Hecla | 314 | Brown |
| Henry | 268 | Codington |
| Hermosa | 315 | Custer |
| Herreid | 482 | Campbell |
| Highmore | 851 | Hyde |
| Hill City | 780 | Pennington |
| Hosmer | 287 | Edmunds |
| Hot Springs | 4,129 | Fall River |
| Hoven | 511 | Potter |
| Howard | 1,071 | Miner |
| Hudson | 402 | Lincoln |
| Humboldt | 521 | Minnehaha |
| Hurley | 426 | Turner |
| Huron | 11,893 | Beadle |
| Ipswich | 943 | Edmunds |
| Irene | 432 | Clay |
| Iroquois | 278 | Kingsbury |
| Isabel | 239 | Dewey |
| Java | 197 | Walworth |
| Jefferson | 586 | Union |
| Kadoka | 706 | Jackson |
| Kennebec | 286 | Lyman |
| Keystone | 311 | Pennington |
| Kimball | 745 | Brule |
| Kranzburg | 185 | Codington |
| Lake Andes | 819 | Charles Mix |
| Lake Norden | 432 | Hamlin |
| Lake Preston | 737 | Kingsbury |
| Langford | 290 | Marshall |
| Lead | 3,027 | Lawrence |
| Lemmon | 1,398 | Perkins |
| Lennox | 2,037 | Lincoln |
| Leola | 462 | McPherson |
| Letcher | 177 | Sanborn |
| Madison | 6,540 | Lake |
| Marion | 892 | Turner |
| Martin | 1,106 | Bennett |
| McIntosh | 217 | Corson |
| McLaughlin | 775 | Corson |
| Mellette | 248 | Spink |
| Menno | 729 | Hutchinson |
| Midland | 179 | Haakon |
| Milbank | 3,640 | Grant |
| Miller | 1,530 | Hand |
| Mission | 904 | Todd |
| Mission Hill | 183 | Yankton |
| Mitchell | 14,558 | Davison |
| Mobridge | 3,574 | Walworth |
| Montrose | 460 | McCook |
| Mount Vernon | 477 | Davison |
| Murdo | 612 | Jones |
| New Effington | 233 | Roberts |
| New Underwood | 616 | Pennington |
| Newell | 646 | Butte |
| Nisland | 204 | Butte |
| North Sioux City | 2,288 | Union |
| Oacoma | 390 | Lyman |
| Oldham | 206 | Kingsbury |
| Onida | 740 | Sully |
| Parker | 1,031 | Turner |
| Parkston | 1,674 | Hutchinson |
| Peever | 209 | Roberts |
| Philip | 885 | Haakon |
| Pickstown | 168 | Charles Mix |
| Pierre | 13,876 | Hughes |
| Plankinton | 601 | Aurora |
| Platte | 1,367 | Charles Mix |
| Pollock | 339 | Campbell |
| Presho | 588 | Lyman |
| Pukwana | 287 | Brule |
| Ramona | 190 | Lake |
| Rapid City | 59,607 | Pennington |
| Redfield | 2,897 | Spink |
| Reliance | 206 | Lyman |
| Roscoe | 324 | Edmunds |
| Rosholt | 419 | Roberts |
| Roslyn | 225 | Day |
| Salem | 1,371 | McCook |
| Scotland | 891 | Bon Homme |
| Selby | 736 | Walworth |
| Sioux Falls | 123,975 | Minnehaha |
| Sisseton | 2,572 | Roberts |
| South Shore | 270 | Codington |
| Spearfish | 8,606 | Lawrence |
| Springfield | 792 | Bon Homme |
| St. Francis | 675 | Todd |
| St. Lawrence | 210 | Hand |
| Stickney | 334 | Aurora |
| Sturgis | 6,442 | Meade |
| Summit | 281 | Roberts |
| Tabor | 417 | Bon Homme |
| Tea | 1,742 | Lincoln |
| Timber Lake | 443 | Dewey |
| Toronto | 202 | Deuel |
| Trent | 254 | Moody |
| Tripp | 711 | Hutchinson |
| Tulare | 221 | Spink |
| Tyndall | 1,239 | Bon Homme |
| Valley Springs | 792 | Minnehaha |
| Veblen | 281 | Marshall |
| Vermillion | 9,765 | Clay |
| Viborg | 832 | Turner |
| Volga | 1,435 | Brookings |
| Volin | 207 | Yankton |
| Wagner | 1,675 | Charles Mix |
| Wakonda | 374 | Clay |
| Wall | 818 | Pennington |
| Warner | 419 | Brown |
| Watertown | 20,237 | Codington |
| Waubay | 662 | Day |
| Webster | 1,952 | Day |
| Wentworth | 188 | Lake |
| Wessington | 248 | Beadle |
| Wessington Springs | 1,011 | Jerauld |
| White | 530 | Brookings |
| White Lake | 405 | Aurora |
| White River | 598 | Mellette |
| Whitewood | 844 | Lawrence |
| Willow Lake | 294 | Clark |
| Wilmot | 543 | Roberts |
| Winner | 3,137 | Tripp |
| Wolsey | 418 | Beadle |
| Woonsocket | 720 | Sanborn |
| Worthing | 585 | Lincoln |
| Yankton | 13,528 | Yankton |
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