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Pierre is the state capital, and Brookings and Vermillion are the locations of the state's two largest universities (South Dakota State University and University of South Dakota, respectively). With a population of about 14,000, Pierre is the second smallest state capital in the United States. [ 200 ]
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Brookings-based South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state's largest public university, with a spring 2012 enrollment of 12,725 students. SDSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents , a governing board that also controls the University of South Dakota (USD), which has the second largest enrollment.
The Rapid City Journal (formerly the Black Hills Journal and the Rapid City Daily Journal) is the daily newspaper of Rapid City, South Dakota.As of 2021, it is the largest newspaper in South Dakota by total subscriptions, according to the United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership and the South Dakota Newspaper Association.
The Argus Leader is South Dakota's largest newspaper in total circulation as of 2023. [2] The weekday circulation for the newspaper was 23,721 as of October 2017. [12] The Sunday edition has a circulation of 32,981 as of October 2017. Its website boasts the most traffic and unique visitors in its market, according to Comscore data. [13]
South Dakota had its own committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights (CCR) established in 1957. The South Dakota Civil Rights Council was founded in 1961 to promote civil rights and address racial prejudice. [26] Martin Luther King, Jr. arrived in Sioux Falls in January 1961 and was honored at a reception at the Sheraton Hotel. [27]
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota. The Dacotah Bank Stadium is completed in Aberdeen. [1] The Rapid City Marshals indoor football team are established in Rapid City. [2] May – The Ringneck and Western Railroad opens. [3] May 31 – South Dakota Veterans Cemetery opens in Sioux Falls. [4]
South Dakota – 40th state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. South Dakota is the 17th most extensive , but the 5th least populous , and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States .