1. Sioux Falls - 153,888
2. Rapid City - 67,956
3. Aberdeen - 26,091
The answer depends on how you determine "city". South Dakota has one city with a population of over 100,000. (Sioux Falls) South Dakota has two cities with a population of over 50,000. (Sioux Falls and Rapid City) South Dakota has three cities with a population of over 25,000. (Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen)
By population, the top 80 cities and towns of South Dakota, from biggest to littlest, according to the 2010 US Census, are:Sioux FallsRapid CityAberdeenBrookingsWatertownMitchellYanktonPierreHuronVermillionSpearfishBrandonBox ElderSturgisMadisonBelleFourcheHarrisburgTeaHot SpringsDell RapidsMobridgeMilbankLeadCantonWinnerHartfordNorth Sioux CitySissetonChamberlainFlandreauRedfieldLennoxFort PierreCusterBeresfordSpringfieldElk PointWebsterSummersetVolgaWagnerParkstonMillerGrotonSalemEagle ButteFreemanGregoryClear LakeDeadwoodCrooksBrittonPlatteLemmonMissionGarretsonGettysburgClarkBalticDeSmetMartinTyndallParkerWessington SpringsIpswichHill CityWhitewoodArlingtonCentervilleLake AndesWorthingEurekaHowardScotlandAlcesterHighmoreMarionViborgPhillipEdgemont
In terms of population, Sioux Falls in the top city in South Dakota with Rapid City as the second largest city in South Dakota.
It all depends on what you determine major cities to be. Sioux Falls is the only city in South Dakota with a population of over 100,000. Rapid City is the only city in South Dakota with a population of between 50,000 and 100,000. Pierre is the state capital.
No, Pierre is the seventh largest city in South Dakota, and at about 17,000 people, one of the smallest state capitols in America.
Sioux Falls, with an estimated population of about 171,000 in 2016, is South Dakota's largest city. Pierre, the capital city in South Dakota, had a population of 13,646 per the 2010 Census. The most populous cities in South Dakota are Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Watertown, Mitchell, Yankton and Pierre.
The answer depends on how you determine "city". South Dakota has one city with a population of over 100,000. (Sioux Falls) South Dakota has two cities with a population of over 50,000. (Sioux Falls and Rapid City) South Dakota has three cities with a population of over 25,000. (Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen)
South Dakota has the larger population.
It all depends on how you define "city". The smallest city in South Dakota, if you define city as having a population of 1,000 or more, is Parker, South Dakota with a population of 1,022 according to the 2010 US Census. If you define a city as an Incorporated place, then Hillsview and White Rock, each with a population of 3, would be South Dakota's smallest cities.
It all depends on how you define "city". The smallest city in South Dakota, if you define city as having a population of 1,000 or more, is Parker, South Dakota with a population of 1,022 according to the 2010 US Census. Then Tyndall with a population of 1,067 and Martin with a population of 1,071. If you define a city as an Incorporated place, then Hillsview and White Rock, each with a population of 3, would be South Dakota's smallest cities. Third would be Lily, with a population of 4.
Sioux Falls and Rapid City can be ranked as major cities in South Dakota.
The population of Gettysburg, South Dakota was 1,162 at the 2010 census.