SDSouth Dakota
Mount Rushmore State · Capital: Pierre · Midwest (Plains)
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Capital
Pierre
Largest city
Sioux Falls
Population
Under 1 million
Area rank
#17 of 50
Admitted
1889
Time zone
Central Time
Region
Midwest
Letters
11
Bordering states: North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana.
4 fun facts about South Dakota
- Mount Rushmore, with the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, was carved from 1927 to 1941.
- The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally draws 500,000+ riders every August — bigger than the city of Pierre.
- South Dakota has the only Crazy Horse Memorial, still being carved after 75 years.
- Sioux Falls is home to the largest US trust company because of South Dakota's friendly trust laws.
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