General reference

• Names
  • Common name: South Dakota
    South Dakota
    South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: ˌsaʊθ dəˈkoʊtə
  • Official name: State of South Dakota
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: SD
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-SD
    • Internet
      Internet
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       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .sd.us
  • Nicknames
    • Artesian
      Artesian aquifer
      An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure. This causes the water level in a well to rise to a point where hydrostatic equilibrium has been reached. This type of well is called an artesian well...
      
       State
    • Blizzard
      Blizzard
      A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or...
      
       State
    • Coyote
      Coyote
      The coyote , also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
      
       State
    • Land of Infinite Variety
    • Mount Rushmore
      Mount Rushmore
      Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States...
      
       State (officially adopted in 1980 in place of the former nickname of Sunshine State)
    • Sunshine State
• Adjectivals: South Dakota
  South Dakota
  South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
  
  , South Dakotan
• Demonym: South Dakotan

Geography of South Dakota

Main article: Geography of South Dakota

Geography of South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the north-central United States. It is usually considered to be in the Midwestern region of the country. The state can generally be divided into three geographic regions: eastern South Dakota, western South Dakota, and the Black Hills...

• South Dakota is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
    
    
    • Americas
      Americas
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      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Central United States
                Central United States
                The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
                
                
                • West North Central States
                  West North Central States
                  The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau....
                  
                  
                  • The Dakotas
                    The Dakotas
                    The Dakotas is a collective term that refers to the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota together. The term has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is continued to be used to describe the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, the economy, and...
                    
                    
              • Midwestern United States
                Midwestern United States
                The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
                
                
          • Great plains
            Great Plains
            The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
            
            
• Population of South Dakota: 814,180 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of South Dakota:
• Atlas of South Dakota

Places in South Dakota

• Historic places 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

• 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

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

Administrative divisions of South Dakota

• 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
        Sioux Falls, South Dakota
        Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
        
        
      • City nicknames in South Dakota
    • Towns in South Dakota

Demography of South Dakota

Main article: Demographics of South Dakota

Demographics of South Dakota

-Population:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2005, South Dakota has an estimated population of 775,933, which is an increase of 5,312, or 0.7%, from the prior year and an increase of 21,093, or 2.8%, since the year 2000...

• South Dakota locations by per capita income
  South Dakota locations by per capita income
  South Dakota is the forty-fourth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $17,562 .# Cottonwood, South Dakota $79,000# Naples, South Dakota $78,450# Camp Crook, South Dakota $30,178# Olivet, South Dakota $27,454...
  
  

Government and politics of South Dakota

Main article: Government of South Dakota

Government of South Dakota

This article is about the government and politics of the U.S. state of South Dakota-Law and government:Like that of other US states, the structure of the government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government, with three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial...

 and Politics of South Dakota

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
  United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota
  These are tables of congressional delegations from South Dakota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Key:...
  
  
• South Dakota State Capitol
  South Dakota State Capitol
  The South Dakota State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Housing the South Dakota State Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Pierre at 500 East Capitol Avenue. The building houses the offices of most state officials, including the Governor of...
  
  

• Elections in South Dakota
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002
    United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002
    The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot....
    
    
  • 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, 2006
    The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot....
    
    
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2008
    United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2008
    The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot....
    
    
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2010
    United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2010
    The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who run on a statewide ballot...
    
    
  • United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2012
    United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2012
    The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the single U.S. Representative from South Dakota's At-large congressional district, comprising the entire state of South Dakota...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
    The 1980 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George McGovern ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican James Abdnor.-Results:-Results:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1986
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1986
    The 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James Abdnor ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democrat Tom Daschle..-Candidates:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1992
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1992
    The 1992 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a second term.-Results:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1996
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1996
    The 1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler ran for re-election to a fourth term, but narrowly lost to Democratic nominee Tim Johnson by 9,000 votes.-Campaign:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1998
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1998
    The 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term.-Results:-Candidates:*Byron Dale...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002
    The 2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson won re-election to a second term by a margin of 524 votes.-Results:-Candidates:*Kurt Evans , teacher...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2004
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2004
    The 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle ran for re-election a fourth term, but lost to Republican John Thune.-Campaign:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2008
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2008
    The 2008 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 2008. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson won re-election to a third term.-Candidates:...
    
    
  • United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2010
    United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2010
    The 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2010 along other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S...
    
    
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1972
    United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1972
    South Dakota was the home state of George McGovern, the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 United States presidential election.Although McGovern, a member of the liberal wing of his party in relatively conservative state, was at the time of the election a popular two-term Senator, having won...
    
    
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2000
    United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2000
    The 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice...
    
    
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2004
  • United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2008
    United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2008
    The 2008 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice...
    
    
• Political party strength in South Dakota
  Political party strength in South Dakota
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Dakota:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State Treasurer*Commissioner of School and Public Lands...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of South Dakota

• Governor of South Dakota
  Governor of South Dakota
  The Governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of South Dakota. They are elected to a four year term on even years when there is no Presidential election. The current governor is Dennis Daugaard, a Republican elected in 2010....
  
  
  • Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
    Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
    The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate...
    
    
  • Secretary of State of South Dakota
    Secretary of State of South Dakota
    The Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.The current Secretary of State is Jason Gant.The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:...
    
    
• State departments
  • South Dakota Department of Corrections
  • South Dakota Department of Education
    South Dakota Department of Education
    The South Dakota Department of Education is the state education agency of South Dakota. It is headquartered in Pierre....
    
    
  • South Dakota Department of Transportation
    South Dakota Department of Transportation
    The South Dakota Department of Transportation is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of South Dakota.-External links:*...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of South Dakota

• South Dakota State Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : South Dakota Senate
    South Dakota Senate
    The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.-Composition:-Officers:-Members of the 86th Senate:...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : South Dakota House of Representatives
    South Dakota House of Representatives
    The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of South Dakota

• Federal courthouses in South Dakota
• Courts of South Dakota
  Courts of South Dakota
  Courts of South Dakota include:State courts of South Dakota*South Dakota Supreme Court**South Dakota Circuit Courts **South Dakota Magistrate CourtsFederal courts located in South Dakota...
  
  
  • Supreme Court of South Dakota
    South Dakota Supreme Court
    The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of South Dakota. It is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices appointed by governor and selected from five different appointment districts. Justices face a nonpolitical retention election three years after appointment...
    
    
    • South Dakota Circuit Courts
      South Dakota Circuit Courts
      South Dakota Circuit Courts are state courts of the state of South Dakota.There are seven judicial circuits and 38 circuit judges who are elected by the voters of the district in non-partisan elections to eight-year terms or appointed by the Governor. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of...
      
      

Law and order in South Dakota

• Capital punishment in South Dakota
  Capital punishment in South Dakota
  -Current development:South Dakota Legislature passed a new death penalty statute, which went to effect due to signature of Governor Bill Janklow on January 1, 1979.-Crimes punishable by death:...
  
  
  • Individuals executed in South Dakota
• Constitution of South Dakota
• Crime in South Dakota
  Crime in South Dakota
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 14,854 crimes reported in South Dakota including 26 murders a full list can be found in china-Capital Punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...
  
  
• Gun laws in South Dakota
• Law enforcement in South Dakota
  • Law enforcement agencies in South Dakota
    • South Dakota Highway Patrol
      South Dakota Highway Patrol
      The South Dakota Highway Patrol is the State Police agency for South Dakota, which has jurisdiction everywhere in the state except for sovereign Native American reservations. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in South Dakota...
      
      

Military in South Dakota

• South Dakota Air National Guard
  South Dakota Air National Guard
  The South Dakota Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is, along with the South Dakota Army National Guard, an element of the South Dakota National Guard...
  
  
• South Dakota Army National Guard
  South Dakota Army National Guard
  South Dakota Army National Guard maintains and operates 32 armories, and in 31 different communities. Major components of the SDARNG include field artillery, engineer, transportation, aviation, maintenance and medical units.- History :...
  
  

History of South Dakota, by period

• Prehistory of South Dakota
• Indigenous peoples
• English
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , 1670–1707
• French
  France
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   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1699–1764
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , (1707–1818)-1870
• Spanish
  Spain
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   (though predominantly Francophone
  Francophone
  The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
  
  ) district of Alta Luisiana
  Louisiana (New Spain)
  Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...
  
  , 1764–1803
  • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
    
     of 1800
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   district of Haute-Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1803
  • Louisiana Purchase
    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
    
     of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
  , 1803–1804
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Lewis and Clark Expedition
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...
    
    , 1804–1806
• District of Louisiana
  District of Louisiana
  The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...
  
  , 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
    Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
    Although many European and European-American migrants to western North America had previously passed through the Great Plains on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the California gold rush greatly increased traffic...
    
    
• Territory of Michigan east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
  , 1805-(1834–1836)-1837
• Territory of Wisconsin east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
  , (1836–1838)-1848
• Territory of Iowa east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
  , 1838–1846
• Territory of Minnesota east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
  , 1849–1858
• Territory of Nebraska west of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
  , (1854–1861)-1867
• Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Dakota in the American Civil War
  • Red Cloud's War
    Red Cloud's War
    Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho and the United States in the Wyoming Territory and the Montana Territory from 1866 to 1868. The war was fought over control of the Powder River Country in north central present day Wyoming...
    
    , 1866–1868
    • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868
      Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
      The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further...
      
      
  • 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
      Wounded Knee Massacre
      The Wounded Knee Massacre happened on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, USA. On the day before, a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M...
      
      , 1890
  • Spanish-American War
    Spanish-American War
    The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
    
    , April 25 – August 12, 1898
  • Wind Cave National Park
    Wind Cave National Park
    Wind Cave National Park is a United States national park north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. Established in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, it was the seventh U.S. National Park and the first cave to be designated a national park anywhere in the world. The cave is...
    
     established on January 9, 1903
  • Wounded Knee Incident
    Wounded Knee Incident
    The Wounded Knee incident began February 27, 1973 when about 200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement seized and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
    
    , February 27 – May 8, 1973
  • Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States....
    
     established on November 10, 1978

Municipalities

• History of Beresford, South Dakota
• History of Brookings, South Dakota
• History of Rapid City, South Dakota
• History of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  History of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  This article deals with the history of Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Founded in 1856, the city was abandoned, sacked, resettled and later grew to become a city with an estimated 2006 population of 148,000 people.-Prehistory and...
  
  
• History of Yankton, South Dakota

History of South Dakota, by subject

• South Dakota territorial evolution
  Outline of South Dakota territorial evolution
  thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the [[Treaty of Paris |Treaty of Paris]] in 1789The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S...
  
  

Culture of South Dakota

• Gambling in South Dakota
  • Casinos in South Dakota
  • South Dakota Lottery
    South Dakota Lottery
    The South Dakota Lottery is run by the government of South Dakota. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association . The Lottery is headquartered in Pierre; it is a self-funded endeavor...
    
    
• Libraries in South Dakota
  • List of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota
• Museums in South Dakota
• Religion in South Dakota
  • Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
    Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
    The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota is a diocese of the Episcopal Church with jurisdiction over the state of South Dakota.-Membership:The Diocese is composed of 76 member congregations in South Dakota, two in Nebraska and one in Minnesota, organized geographically into seven deaneries...
    
    
• Scouting in South Dakota
  Scouting in South Dakota
  Scouting in South Dakota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Scouting in South Dakota today:...
  
  
• State symbols of South Dakota
  • Flag of the State of South Dakota  
  • Great Seal of the State of South Dakota 

Economy and infrastructure of South Dakota

Main article: 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
• Health care in South Dakota
  • Hospitals in South Dakota
• Transportation in South Dakota
  Transportation in South Dakota
  -Roads:South Dakota has a total of of highways, roads, and streets, along with of interstate highways. South Dakota and Montana are the only states sharing a land border which is not traversed by a paved road.-Interstate highways:...
  
  
  • 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
    Vehicle registration plates of South Dakota
    The U.S. state of South Dakota first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1913.-Passenger baseplates 1933 to present:-2006 to present:-Optional types:-County coding:-External links:*...
    
    

Education in South Dakota

Main article: 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
        University of South Dakota
        The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...
        
        
      • South Dakota State University
        South Dakota State University
        South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...
        
        

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of the United States
    • Index of South Dakota-related articles

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