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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.
There are 66 counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota with FIPS codes. Todd County and Oglala Lakota County are the only counties in South Dakota which do not have their own county seats. Hot Springs in Fall River County serves as the administrative center for Oglala Lakota County.
Geography of Turner County, South Dakota (2 C, 1 P) U. Geography of Union County, South Dakota (3 C, 2 P) W. Geography of Walworth County, South Dakota (3 C, 1 P) Y.
Geography of South Dakota by county (69 C) County government in South Dakota ... Pages in category "South Dakota counties" The following 67 pages are in this category ...
Geography of South Dakota by county (69 C) * South Dakota geography-related lists (2 C, 20 P) A. American Indian reservations in South Dakota (2 C, 11 P) B.
Landforms of Custer County, South Dakota (1 C, 7 P) D. Landforms of Davison County, South Dakota (1 C) Landforms of Day County, South Dakota (1 C, 1 P)
South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population — with nine reservations currently in the state — and has historically dominated the territory. [10] South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
The terrain generally slopes to the south, although high points (ca. 1,814' ASL) are found on the north and south boundary lines and points between. [5] Lake County has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km 2), of which 563 square miles (1,460 km 2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km 2) (2.1%) is water. [6]