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This is a list of places incorporated in the U.S. state of South Dakota as cities. Municipalities in South Dakota can also be incorporated as towns. South Dakota has one incorporated village, Wentworth, Lake County. [1] There are 310 municipalities.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. / 43.53639°N 96.73167°W / 43.53639; -96.73167. Sioux Falls ( / ˌsuː ˈfɔːlz / SOO FALZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 121st-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County [ 10] and also extends into northern Lincoln County to the ...
1267543 [4] Website. rcgov.org. Rapid City is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Pennington County. [8] It is the second most populous city in the state, after Sioux Falls. It is located on the eastern slope of the Black Hills in western South Dakota and was named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed.
There are twenty-two colleges and universities in the U.S. state of South Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Brookings -based South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state's largest public university, with a spring 2012 enrollment of 12,725 students.
Land speculators founded two of eastern South Dakota's largest present-day cities: Sioux Falls in 1856 and Yankton in 1859. [24] In 1861, the Dakota Territory was established by the United States government (this initially included North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming). [25]
Sioux Falls, with a population of just over 184,000 in 2019, is the largest city in South Dakota. South Dakota is relatively notable for its lack of large urban centers. Sioux Falls, the largest city in the state, only ranks as the 135th largest in the country, [74] and the state's third-largest city, Aberdeen, has a population of less than 25,000.
This list of current cities, townships, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of South Dakota also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
Brookings, South Dakota. / 44.30222°N 96.78611°W / 44.30222; -96.78611. Brookings is a city in and the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is South Dakota's fourth most populous city, with a population of 23,377 at the 2020 census. [4] It is home to South Dakota State University, the state's largest ...