• Names
  • Common name: South Dakota
    • Pronunciation: /dəˈkoʊtə/ ^ⓘ
  • Official name: State of South Dakota
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: SD
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-SD
    • Internet second-level domain: .sd.us
  • Nicknames
    • Artesian State^[1]
    • Blizzard State^[1]
    • Coyote State^[1]
    • Land of Infinite Variety
    • Mount Rushmore State (officially adopted in 1980 in place of the former nickname of Sunshine State)^[1]
    • Sunshine State^[1]
• Adjectivals: South Dakota, South Dakotan
• Demonym: South Dakotan

Geography of South Dakota

• South Dakota is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Central United States
                • West North Central States
                  • The Dakotas
              • Midwestern United States
          • Great plains
• Population of South Dakota: 814,180 (2010 U.S. Census^[2])
• Area of South Dakota:
• Atlas of South Dakota

Places in South Dakota edit

Places in South Dakota

• Historic places in South Dakota
  • Abandoned communities in South Dakota
    • Ghost towns in South Dakota
  • National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in South Dakota
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
• National Natural Landmarks in South Dakota
• National parks in South Dakota
• State parks in South Dakota

Environment of South Dakota edit

• Climate of South Dakota
• Superfund sites in South Dakota
• Wildlife of South Dakota
  • Fauna of South Dakota
    • Birds of South Dakota
    • Reptiles
      • Snakes of South Dakota

Natural geographic features of South Dakota edit

• Lakes of South Dakota
• Mountains of South Dakota
• Rivers of South Dakota

Regions of South Dakota edit

Administrative divisions of South Dakota edit

• The 66 Counties of the State of South Dakota
  • Municipalities in South Dakota
    • Cities in South Dakota
      • State capital of South Dakota: Pierre
      • Largest city in South Dakota: Sioux Falls
      • City nicknames in South Dakota
    • Towns in South Dakota
  • List of townships in South Dakota

Demography of South Dakota edit

Demographics of South Dakota

• South Dakota locations by per capita income

Politics of South Dakota

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
• South Dakota State Capitol
• Elections in South Dakota
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2004
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2006
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2008
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2010
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2012
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1986
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1992
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1996
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1998
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2004
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2008
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2010
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1972
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2000
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2004
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2008
• Political party strength in South Dakota

Branches of the government of South Dakota edit

Government of South Dakota

Executive branch of the government of South Dakota edit

• Governor of South Dakota
  • Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  • Secretary of State of South Dakota
• State departments
  • South Dakota Department of Corrections
  • South Dakota Department of Education
  • South Dakota Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of South Dakota edit

• South Dakota State Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house: South Dakota Senate
  • Lower house: South Dakota House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of South Dakota edit

• Federal courthouses in South Dakota
• Courts of South Dakota
  • Supreme Court of South Dakota
    • South Dakota Circuit Courts

Law and order in South Dakota edit

Law of South Dakota

• Cannabis in South Dakota
• Capital punishment in South Dakota
  • Individuals executed in South Dakota
• Constitution of South Dakota
• Crime in South Dakota
• Gun laws in South Dakota
• Law enforcement in South Dakota
  • Law enforcement agencies in South Dakota
    • South Dakota Highway Patrol

Military in South Dakota edit

• South Dakota Air National Guard
• South Dakota Army National Guard

History of South Dakota

History of South Dakota, by period edit

Timeline of South Dakota

• Prehistory of South Dakota
• Indigenous peoples
• English territory of Rupert's Land, 1670–1707
• French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
• British territory of Rupert's Land, (1707–1818)-1870
• Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
  • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
• French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
  • Louisiana Purchase of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806
• District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
• Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
• Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
  • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
• Unorganized Territory, 1821–1854
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851
• Territory of Michigan east of Missouri River, 1805–(1834–1836)–1837
• Territory of Wisconsin east of Missouri River, (1836–1838)–1848
• Territory of Iowa east of Missouri River, 1838–1846
• Territory of Minnesota east of Missouri River, 1849–1858
• Territory of Nebraska west of Missouri River, (1854–1861)–1867
• Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Dakota in the American Civil War
  • Red Cloud's War, 1866–1868
    • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868
  • Black Hills War, 1876–1877
• State of South Dakota becomes 40th State admitted to the United States of America on November 2, 1889
  • Pine Ridge Campaign, 1890–1891
    • Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890
  • Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898
  • Wind Cave National Park established on January 9, 1903
  • Wounded Knee Incident, February 27 – May 8, 1973
  • Badlands National Park established on November 10, 1978

History of South Dakota, by region edit

Municipalities edit

• History of Beresford, South Dakota
• History of Brookings, South Dakota
• History of Rapid City, South Dakota
• History of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• History of Yankton, South Dakota

History of South Dakota, by subject edit

• South Dakota territorial evolution

Culture of South Dakota

• Gambling in South Dakota
  • Casinos in South Dakota
  • South Dakota Lottery
• Libraries in South Dakota
  • List of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota
• Museums in South Dakota
• Religion in South Dakota
  • Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
• Scouting in South Dakota
• State symbols of South Dakota
  • Flag of the State of South Dakota  
  • Great Seal of the State of South Dakota  

The Arts in South Dakota edit

• Music of South Dakota

Sports in South Dakota edit

Sports in South Dakota

Economy of South Dakota

• Communications in South Dakota
  • Newspapers in South Dakota
  • Radio stations in South Dakota
  • Television stations in South Dakota
• Energy in South Dakota
  • Power stations in South Dakota
  • Solar power in South Dakota
  • Wind power in South Dakota
• Health care in South Dakota
  • Hospitals in South Dakota
• Transportation in South Dakota
  • Airports in South Dakota
  • Rail transport in South Dakota
    • Railroads in South Dakota
  • Roads in South Dakota
    • Numbered highways in South Dakota
  • Vehicle registration plates of South Dakota

Education in South Dakota

• Schools in South Dakota
  • School districts in South Dakota
    • High schools in South Dakota
  • Colleges and universities in South Dakota
    • College athletic programs in South Dakota
    • Specific colleges and universities
      • University of South Dakota
      • South Dakota State University

• Topic overview:
  • South Dakota
  • Index of South Dakota-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with South Dakota
• All pages with titles containing South Dakota

  Wikimedia Atlas of South Dakota