• South Dakota

State Facts

Full Name

State of South Dakota

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

November 2, 1889 (40th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

754,844 (46th)

Land Area (Rank)

75,885 square miles; 196,540 square kilometers (16th)

Capital

Pierre

Postal Abbreviation

SD

State Nicknames

• Mount Rushmore State,
• Coyote State

Motto

Under God the people rule

Song

“Hail! South Dakota” (music and words by DeeCort Hammitt)

State Symbols

• Flower: American pasqueflower
• Tree: Black Hills spruce
• Bird: Chinese ring-necked pheasant
• Gem: Fairburn agate
• Stone: Rose quartz
• Animal: Coyote
• Musical Instrument: Fiddle
• Dessert: Kuchen

Economy

• Agriculture:
  • Cattle,
  • hogs,
  • wheat,
  • soybeans,
  • milk,
  • corn
• Industry:
  • Food processing,
  • machinery,
  • lumber and wood products,
  • tourism