South Dakota is 77,121 sq. miles in area making it the 17th largest state in the US.
The population of South Dakota's At-large congressional district is 754,854.
There are large oil findings in the Bakken Oil Field in North Dakota, however, there is not much oil found in South Dakota.
South Dakota has large areas of semiarid grasslands but no true deserts.
Badlands National Park and a large area of badlands are located in southwestern South Dakota.
It has a large body of Lutherans.
South Dakota
The US state of South Dakota is south of the US state of North Dakota.
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
Yankton, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska as are North Siuox City and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Big Stone City, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Minnesota. Lemmon, South Dakota is located on the border of South Dakota and North Dakota.
South Dakota did not have any 'colonial days' because South Dakota was not a colony. South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory, so South Dakota had 'territorial days'.
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
South Dakota's origin means how the state of South Dakota got its start. South Dakota was a part of the Dakota Territory. South Dakota became a US state in 1889.