Mount Rushmore South Dakota tourism department site. History, photo album, directions.
South Dakota Maps From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Included with state maps are area and park maps: Badlands National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave National Park.
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Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen, a city and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, U.S.A., about 125 mi (200 km) N.E. of Pierre. Pop. (1890) 3182; (1900) 4087, of whom 889 were foreign-born; (1905) 5841; (1910) 10,753. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,658.
South Dakota South Dakota is a state in the high plains of the northern Middle West. It is named after the Lakota (Sioux) American Indian tribe. South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. North Dakota was admitted on the same day (see Trivia, below).
South Dakota is bordered to the north by North Dakota, to the south by Nebraska, to the east by Iowa and Minnesota, and to the west by Wyoming and Montana. It is one of the six states of the Frontier Strip.
Clay County, South Dakota Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 13,537. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Vermillion.
Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 13,876. Pierre (pronounced "peer") is the county seat of Hughes County. Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since 1889. It is also a major transportation hub statewide, and famous for its memorial hall.
List Of Counties In South Dakota List of South Dakota counties: # Aurora County # Beadle County # Bennett County # Bon Homme County # Brookings County # Brown County # Brule County # Buffalo County # Butte County # Campbell County # Charles Mix County # Clark County # Clay County # Codington County # Corson County # Custer County # Davison County # Day County # Deuel County # Dewey County # Douglas County # Edmunds County # Fall River County # Faulk County # Grant County # Gregory County # Haakon County # Hamlin County # Hand County # Hanson County # Harding County # Hughes County # Hutchinson County # Hyde County # Jackson County # Jerauld County # Jones County # Kingsbury County # Lake County # Lawrence County # Lincoln County # Lyman County # Marshall County # McCook County # McPherson County # Meade County # Mellette County # Miner County # Minnehaha County # Moody County # Pennington County # Perkins County # Potter County # Roberts County # Sanborn County # Shannon County # Spink County # Stanley County # Sully County # Todd County # Tripp County # Turner County # Union County # Walworth County # Yankton County # Ziebach County
South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is the largest university in South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land grant university, SDSU continues that tradition with a special focus on academic programs in agriculture, engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, as well as the liberal arts. SDSU is a land grant university, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, and offers the programs of study required by that act.
Ziebach County, South Dakota Ziebach County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,519. Its county seat is Dupree.
Geography: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,105 km² (1,971 mi²). 5,082 km² (1,962 mi²) of it is land and 23 km² (9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.44% water.
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Yankton County, South Dakota Yankton County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 21,652. Its county seat is Yankton.
Geography: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,379 km² (533 mi²). 1,351 km² (522 mi²) of it is land and 29 km² (11 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.08% water.
Walworth County, South Dakota Walworth County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 5,974. Its county seat is Selby.
Geography: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,928 km² (744 mi²). 1,833 km² (708 mi²) of it is land and 94 km² (36 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.89% water.
Union County, South Dakota Union County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 12,584. Its county seat is Elk Point.
Geography: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,210 km² (467 mi²). 1,192 km² (460 mi²) of it is land and 17 km² (7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.43% water.