| Capital
City: |
Pierre
(Pronounced Peer) |
|
| Nickname: |
Mt. Rushmore
State / Coyote State |
| Motto: |
Under God the
People Rule. |
| Statehood: |
November 2, 1889
(39th or 40th -- Admitted the same day as ND.) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Dakota is a
Sioux Indian word for "friend." |
| Largest
Cities: |
Sioux Falls,
Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown, Brookings |
| Border
States: |
Iowa, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming |
| Land
Area: |
75,898 sq. mi.,
16th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Ring-necked
Pheasant |
| State
Flower: |
Pasqueflower (pulsatilla
hirsutissima) |
| State
Tree: |
Black Hills
Spruce (picea glauca) |
| State
Song: |
Hail, South
Dakota |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
