South Dakota USA

US State of South Dakota

South Dakota is a Midwestern state in the United States in the N central United States.

Where is South Dakota?

South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), Wyoming and Montana (W).

South Dakota is named after the Lakota (Sioux) American Indian tribe.

South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. North Dakota was admitted on the same day.

The US postal abbreviation of South Dakota is SD.

It is one of the six states of the Frontier Strip.

South Dakota Population

Population of South Dakota is 814,180 according to 2010 census.

Pierre is the South Dakota state capital; the largest cities are Sioux Falls and Rapid City .

South Dakota Time

The Eastern part of South Dakota (including Pierre, the State capital)  is in the Central Time Zone in the United States.  Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6).  The Western part of South Dakota is in the Mountain Time Zone in the United States.  Mountain Standard Time (MST) is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-7).  

See South Dakota counties for local time

Current time now in Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time)

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Towns and Cities in South Dakota

Aberdeen, South Dakota | Belle Fourche, South Dakota | Beresford, South Dakota | Brookings, South Dakota | Canton, South Dakota | Carthage, South Dakota | Clark, South Dakota | Custer, South Dakota | Deadwood, South Dakota | Dell Rapids, South Dakota | Delmont, South Dakota | Edgemont, South Dakota | Emery, South Dakota | Faith, South Dakota | Flandreau, South Dakota | Fort Pierre, South Dakota | Hot Springs, South Dakota | Howard, South Dakota | Huron, South Dakota | Keystone, South Dakota | Lake Preston, South Dakota | Lead, South Dakota | Madison, South Dakota | Mitchell, South Dakota | Mobridge, South Dakota | Murdo, South Dakota | North Sioux City, South Dakota | Onida, South Dakota | Parkston, South Dakota | Pierre, South Dakota | Pierre, South Dakota | Rapid City, South Dakota | Salem, South Dakota | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Spearfish, South Dakota | Springfield, South Dakota | Sturgis, South Dakota | Tulare, South Dakota | Vermillion, South Dakota | Wagner, South Dakota | Wall, South Dakota | Watertown, South Dakota | Webster, South Dakota | Wessington Springs, South Dakota | Woonsocket, South Dakota | Yankton, South Dakota

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