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The Midwest > South Dakota > Geography

SOUTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 199,730 [16th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 1.6 [39th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 199,731 [17th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 77,116 [17th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 3,190 [29th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,889
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,889
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 13,876 [49th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
8 miles northeast of Pierre
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total 49.358 million acres [14th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 16.738 million acres [8th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 1.62 million acres [40th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 23.984 million acres [8th of 43]
Land area 75,885 sq mi [16th of 56]
Land borders
North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana
Largest cities (with populations) Sioux Falls - 136,695
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 19 [8th of 26]
Mean County Area 3,026.2 sq.km. [16th of 49]
Percentage of area water 1.6% [37th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Pierre - 13,876
Tornadoes > Fatalities 11 [28th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 14.176 per 1 million people [21st of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 243 [29th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 313.171 per 1 million people [18th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $169,198,736.00 [27th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $57,513.42 per $10 million of GDP [8th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $21,805.84 per 100 people [6th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,139 [8th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 146.791 per 100,000 people [1st of 55]
Total area 77,116 sq mi [17th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 15 [46th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 14 [46th of 51]
Water area 1,232 sq mi [29th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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