South Dakota

All kinds of people live in South Dakota.

According to the US Census Bureau:

72.4% of South Dakotans are white, 12.6% are black, American Indian and Alaska Native persons are 0.9%, 4.8% are Asian persons, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander are 0.2%, while 2.9% of South Dakotans are of two or more races.

Tourism is one of South Dakota's largest industries. Wholesale and retail trade, agriculture, finance and insurance are important parts of South Dakota's economy.

The majority of workers are employed by government, educational and health services, retail trade, and leisure and hospitality.

The 'V' stands for the 'U' in "South". The 'V' is a Latin V reflecting the building's classical influences.

The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The address of the Stavig House Museum is: 112 1St Ave W, Sisseton, SD 57262

Montana is bordered on the west by Idaho; on the south by Wyoming; on the east by South Dakota and North Dakota; and on the north by British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada.

In the US Congress House of Representatives, South Dakota has only one Representative.

South Dakota has two senators in the US Senate like every state in the United States.

South Dakota has 70 members of the South Dakota State House of Representatives and 35 members of the South Dakota State Senate.

“Montana is the state whose neighbors are Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Canada.”

Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii is located south of Miami, Florida.

The Massacre at Wounded Knee.

The South Dakota Gold Rush that began in 1874.

The 1972 Black Hills flood

Tornado Tuesday on 24 June 2003 when 67 tornadoes touched ground in a single day.

Evansville, Indiana is 309 miles south of Chicago.

St. Louiis, Missouri is 300 miles southwest of Chicago.

Mount Rushmore is a national monument in the Black Hills mountain range of southwest South Dakota. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Human characteristics of Rapid City, South Dakota include:

Rapid City is an urban area with a growing population.

Transportation is mainly by personal vehicles or walking. There is an airport with connections to Denver, Minneapolis, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, and Salt Lake City. The Rapid Transit system provides fixed city bus routes, Dial-A-Ride for those with disabilities, and the City View Trolley.

There is a wide variety of restaurants available in Rapid City, including fast food, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, and American.

Life-size bronze sculptures of past United States presidents are on display throughout the downtown area giving Rapid City the nickname "The City of Presidents".

Charles II of England, as a reward for helping him gain the throne, gave the land today known as the Carolinas two 8 nobles who in 1663 became the lord proprietors of the area. In 1729 South and North Carolina were formed from the original land. In 1670 a few colonists and planters started a town called Charleston (named after the king). The economy was initially based on trading furs, and growing crops for the West Indies. It soon became a royal colony and by the middle of the 18th century it was filled with plantations and it resembled the culture and economy of the West Indies.

Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are the 4 states which are directly south of South Dakota.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota gets an annual average of 44 inches of snowfall per the National Climatic Data Center. The Mt. Rushmore National Memorial gets an annual average of 52 inches of snowfall per the NCDC.

There are 1,500 Bison in Custer State Park.

Although South Dakota has the most bison of any state, the numbers have fallen due to the demand for bison meat. According to the US Department of Agriculture, there were 38,701 bison in South Dakota in 2007. More recent estimates put the number closer to 27,000 in 2010.

There are many reasons why people live in South Dakota. Many people who live in South Dakota have farms and ranches and enjoy the many opportunities for recreation that are available in South Dakota.

Some people live in South Dakota because they were born in the state and have chosen to stay there. Some have inherited land.

Other people live in South Dakota because of the low cost of living, the availability of jobs, good schools, and the friendly people.

Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota are the three US states which border North Dakota.

South Dakota was not a slave state when it was admitted to the Union. South Dakota was admitted to the US as a state in 1889 over 20 years after slavery had ended.

Pierre, South Dakota is located in the center of South Dakota on the Missouri River.

South Dakota's official nickname is "The Mount Rushmore State" because Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 1980, the SD State Legislature voted to change the state nickname from "The Sunshine State" to "The Mount Rushmore State".

one landform is theBlack Hills Mountain Range it is in the western area of south dakota

South Dakota covers 77,121 square miles, making it the 17th largest US state in total area.

South Dakota has 1,305 square miles (835,200 acres) of water.

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.