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Welcome to South Dakota
 Introduction
South Dakota is a Midwestern state in the United States known as the “The Mount Rushmore State,” and “The Sunshine State.” South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wyoming and Montana. The gross state product of South Dakota was $29.4 billion as of 2004. The per capita personal income was $26,894 in 2004. 13.2% of the population is below the poverty line.
 People
Total population (2007) 796,214
Total Births (2006) 11,590
Total Deaths (2006) 7,386
Total natural population increases (2006) 4,204
Total international migration (2006) 810
Total internal migration (2006) 1,951
Net migration (2006) 2,761
Total male population (2000) 374,558
Total female population (2000) 380,286
Total white population (2000) 669,404
Total black population (2000) 4,685
Total asian population (2000) 4,378
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 62,283
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 261
Hispanic population (2000) 10,903
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 552,195
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 504,214
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,073
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 34,479
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,133
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 190
Female median age (2000) 37
Male median age (2000) 34
Total number households (2000) 290,245
Average household size (2000) 2.50




 Geography
Capital Pierre
Largest City Sioux Falls
State's Total Area Ranking 17
Total Area 77 sq mi
Width 210 miles
Length 380 miles
Percent Water 0.02%
Latitude 42°29'30"N to 45°56'N
Longitude 98°28'33"W to 104°3'W
Highest Elevation Harney Peak 7,242 ft  (2,209 m)
Mean Elevation 2 ft
Lowest Elevation Big Stone Lake 966 ft  (295 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $30,919,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $1,808,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $138,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $564,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $1,267,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $2,328,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $740,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $1,713,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $2,206,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $819,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $886,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $5,366,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $2,813,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $785,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $222,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $465,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $222,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $2,699,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $298,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $820,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $752,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $4,007,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $1,110,035
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,430
Total employees state & local government (2005) 43,626
Firefighters (2005) 411
Government hospital employees (2005) 1,393
Government transit employees (2005) 26
Population with health insurance (2000) 649,055
Population without health insurance (2000) 88,715
 Other
State Flower Pasque Flower
State Bird Ringed-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Violent crime (2005) 1,363
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 175.7
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 18
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2.3
Forcible rape (2005) 362
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 46.7
Robbery (2005) 144
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 18.6
Aggravated assault (2005) 839
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 108.1
Property crime (2005) 13,784
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 1776.4
Burglary (2005) 2,517
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 324.4
Larceny-theft (2005) 10,426
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 1343.7
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 841
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 108.4
 City List (Population 2000)
Aberdeen (24,658) Agar (82) Akaska (31)
Alcester (880) Alexandria (563) Allen (419)
Alpena (265) Amherst Andover (99)
Arlington (992) Armour (782) Artesian (157)
Ashton (152) Astoria (150) Aurora (500)
Avon (561) Badger (144) Baltic (811)
Barnard Batesland (88) Bath
Belle Fourche (4,565) Belvidere (57) Beresford (2,006)
Big Stone City (605) Bison (373) Black Hawk
Blunt (370) Bonesteel (297) Bowdle (571)
Box Elder (2,841) Bradley (112) Brandon (5,693)
Brandt (113) Brentford (65) Bridgewater (607)
Bristol (377) Britton (1,328) Brookings (18,504)
Bruce (272) Bryant (396) Buffalo Gap (164)
Buffalo (380) Bullhead (308) Burbank
Burke (676) Camp Crook (56) Canistota (700)
Canova (140) Canton (3,110) Caputa
Carpenter Carthage (187) Castlewood (666)
Cavour (141) Centerville (910) Chamberlain (2,338)
Chancellor (328) Cherry Creek Chester
Claire City (85) Claremont (130) Clark (1,285)
Clear Lake (1,335) Colman (572) Colome (340)
Colton (662) Columbia (140) Conde (187)
Corona (112) Corsica (644) Cresbard (143)
Crooks (859) Custer (1,860) Dallas (144)
Dante (82) Davis (104) De Smet (1,164)
Deadwood (1,380) Dell Rapids (2,980) Delmont (263)
Dimock (151) Doland (297) Draper (92)
Dupree (434) Eagle Butte (619) Eden (97)
Edgemont (867) Egan (265) Elk Point (1,714)
Elkton (677) Ellsworth Afb (4,165) Emery (439)
Enning Erwin (58) Estelline (675)
Ethan (330) Eureka (1,101) Fairburn (80)
Fairfax (123) Fairview (94) Faith (489)
Faulkton (785) Fedora Ferney
Flandreau (2,376) Florence (299) Fort Meade
Fort Pierre (1,991) Fort Thompson (1,375) Frankfort (166)
Frederick (255) Freeman (1,317) Fulton (86)
Gann Valley Garden City (72) Garretson (1,165)
Gary (231) Gayville (418) Geddes (252)
Gettysburg (1,352) Glencross Glenham (139)
Goodwin (160) Gregory (1,342) Grenville (62)
Groton (1,356) Hamill (11) Harrisburg (958)
Harrison (51) Harrold (209) Hartford (1,844)
Hayes Hayti (367) Hazel (105)
Hecla (314) Henry (268) Hermosa (315)
Herreid (482) Herrick (105) Highmore (851)
Hill City (780) Hitchcock (108) Holabird
Hosmer (287) Hot Springs (4,129) Houghton
Hoven (511) Howard (1,071) Howes
Hudson (402) Humboldt (521) Hurley (426)
Huron (11,893) Ideal Interior (77)
Ipswich (943) Irene (432) Iroquois (278)
Isabel (239) Java (197) Jefferson (586)
Kadoka (706) Kaylor (64) Keldron
Kennebec (286) Keystone (311) Kimball (745)
Kranzburg (185) Kyle (970) Labolt
Lake Andes (819) Lake City (47) Lake Norden (432)
Lake Preston (737) Lane (59) Langford (290)
Lantry Lead (3,027) Lebanon (86)
Lemmon (1,398) Lennox (2,037) Leola (462)
Lesterville (158) Letcher (177) Little Eagle (370)
Lodgepole Long Valley Longlake
Lower Brule (599) Ludlow Lyons
Madison (6,540) Manderson Mansfield
Marion (892) Martin (1,106) Marty (421)
Marvin (66) Mc Intosh Mc Laughlin
Meadow Mellette (248) Menno (729)
Midland (179) Milbank (3,640) Milesville
Miller (1,530) Mission Hill (183) Mission (904)
Mitchell (14,558) Mobridge (3,574) Monroe (163)
Montrose (460) Morristown (82) Mound City (84)
Mount Vernon (477) Mud Butte Murdo (612)
Nemo New Effington (233) New Holland (78)
New Underwood (616) Newell (646) Nisland (204)
Norris North Sioux City (2,288) Northville (124)
Nunda (47) Oacoma (390) Oelrichs (145)
Oglala (1,229) Okaton (29) Okreek
Oldham (206) Olivet (70) Onaka (30)
Onida (740) Oral Orient (57)
Ortley (54) Owanka Parker (1,031)
Parkston (1,674) Parmelee (650) Peever (209)
Philip (885) Pickstown (168) Piedmont
Pierpont (122) Pierre (13,876) Pine Ridge (3,171)
Plankinton (601) Platte (1,367) Pollock (339)
Porcupine (407) Prairie City Presho (588)
Pringle (125) Pukwana (287) Quinn (44)
Ralph Ramona (190) Rapid City (59,607)
Raymond (86) Redfield (2,897) Redig
Ree Heights (85) Reliance (206) Renner
Reva Revillo (147) Ridgeview
Rockham (53) Roscoe (324) Rosebud (1,557)
Rosholt (419) Roslyn (225) Rowena
Rutland Saint Charles Saint Francis
Saint Lawrence Saint Onge Salem (1,371)
Scenic Scotland (891) Selby (736)
Seneca (58) Sinai (133) Sioux Falls (123,975)
Sisseton (2,572) Smithwick South Shore (270)
Spearfish (8,606) Spencer (157) Springfield (792)
Stephan Stickney (334) Stockholm (105)
Strandburg (69) Stratford (96) Sturgis (6,442)
Summit (281) Tabor (417) Tea (1,742)
Timber Lake (443) Tolstoy (64) Toronto (202)
Trail City Trent (254) Tripp (711)
Tulare (221) Turton (61) Tuthill
Twin Brooks (55) Tyndall (1,239) Union Center
Utica (86) Vale Valley Springs (792)
Veblen (281) Vermillion (9,765) Viborg (832)
Vienna (78) Virgil (25) Vivian (131)
Volga (1,435) Volin (207) Wagner (1,675)
Wakonda (374) Wakpala Walker
Wallace (86) Wall (818) Wanblee (641)
Warner (419) Wasta (75) Watauga
Watertown (20,237) Waubay (662) Webster (1,952)
Wentworth (188) Wessington Springs (1,011) Wessington (248)
Westport (125) White Lake (405) White Owl
White River (598) Whitehorse (141) White (530)
Whitewood (844) Willow Lake (294) Wilmot (543)
Winfred Winner (3,137) Witten
Wolsey (418) Wood (66) Woonsocket (720)
Worthing (585) Wounded Knee (328) Yale (118)
Yankton (13,528)