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South Dakota is situated in the north-central United States, and is considered to be a part of the Midwest by the U.S. Census Bureau, [1] although the Great Plains region also covers the state. Additionally, the culture, economy, and geography of western South Dakota has more in common with the West than the Midwest.
The culture, economy, and geography of western South Dakota have more in common with the West than the Midwest. [ 12 ] [ 53 ] South Dakota has a total area of 77,116 square miles (199,730 km 2 ), making the state the 17th largest in the Union.
South Dakota is the 17th most extensive, but the 5th least populous, and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Once the southern portion of the Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of 159,000, is ...
The oldest rocks in South Dakota date to the Archean eon of the Precambrian, over 2.5 billion years ago.The Archean crystalline basement rock formed with the intrusion of the Little Elk and Bear Mountain granites, with interceding periods of volcanic activity, mountain building and shale deposition.
Official South Dakota Highway Map. State of South Dakota. 2007. A Tourist Guide of the Black Hills (South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources) South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 1997. ISBN 0-89933-239-0.
South Dakota geography-related lists (2 C, 20 P) A. American Indian reservations in South Dakota (2 C, 11 P) B. Borders of South Dakota (8 P) C. South Dakota counties ...
Oglala Lakota County (known as Shannon County until May 2015) [2] is a county in southwestern South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 13,672. [ 3 ] Oglala Lakota County does not have a functioning county seat ; Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as its administrative center. [ 1 ]
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Ancient River Warren Channel: 1965: Grant: mixed- state, private A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age.