Nicknames: Mt. Rushmore State or Coyote State
Statehood: November 2, 1889
Population: 734,800;Rank:45th
Capital: Pierre
Largest City: Sioux Falls
Land Area: 75,956 square miles; Rank: 16th
Number of Counties: 67
Highest Point: Harney Peak: 7,242 ft.
Coastline: 0 miles
Inland Water: 1164 square miles
Bordering States: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming