Yes, South Dakota is the 40th state, being admitted to the union on November 2, 1889.
South Dakota is listed as the 40th US State. South Dakota and North Dakota were admitted into the union at the same time. So that the order of signing the proclamations would be unknown, the proclamations were mixed up and South Dakota and North Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. Since that time, North Dakota has been listed first alphabetically, as the 39th US state, and South Dakota listed as the 40th US State.
South Dakota was admitted into the Union on November 2, 1889 becoming the 40th state to join the union.
No, it is the 40th US State.
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It is considered to be the 40th US State.
No, Connecticut was the 5th state to join the United States. South Dakota was actually the 40th state
South Dakota became the 40th state to join the Union on November 2, 1889.
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South Dakota was #40 and Hawaii #50.
North Dakota is the 39th state; South Dakota is the 40th. The true, technical, answer is unknown because no one really knows which state President Harrison signed the papers for first, but North Dakota is usually considered the 39th state due to the fact that it precedes South Dakota in alphabetical order.
At the same time South Dakota became a state, North Dakota was also admitted into the union. So that the order of signing the proclamations would be unknown, the proclamations were mixed up and South Dakota and North Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. Since that time, North Dakota has been alphabetically listed first, as the 39th US state, and South Dakota listed as the 40th US State.