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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.
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 South Dakota's most populous city .
This is a list of places incorporated in South Dakota as towns, regardless of size. Municipalities in South Dakota can also be incorporated as cities. South Dakota also has one incorporated village, Wentworth. [1] Towns in South Dakota have small populations, ranging from 3 up to 766 as of the 2010 Census.
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.
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. South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
This list of current cities, towns, 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.
Sioux Falls (/ ˌ s uː ˈ f ɔː l z / SOO FAWLZ) 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 south, which continues up to the Iowa state line.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in South Dakota. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN MSA , comprising the area around the state's largest city of Sioux Falls .