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South Dakota was the 40th state to be admitted into the Union on Saturday, November 2, 1889.

South Dakota covers 77,121 square miles with a population of 754,844 people.  South Dakota is the 17th largest state and the 46th most populous.  Harney Peak is the South Dakota's highest point at 7,242 feet above sea level.  Harney Peak is located in the Black Hills National Forest.  It's the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains in mainland North America.  Dakota is what the Sioux Indians called themselves.

The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading "South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State" -- the official state nickname -- are arranged in a circle around the sun.

More facts about South Dakota

South Dakota's capital - Pierre

Border States - Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming 

Nickname - Mount Rushmore State

Prehistoric beasts. World-famous pioneers. Native American and Wild West legends. All called South Dakota home at one time. When you visit South Dakota, you will discover thousands of years of history in our abundant fossil fields.  Walk in the footsteps of legends like Wild Bill Hickok and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Or experience American Indian heritage first hand at a pow wow.

The U.S. acquired the region as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and it was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806. Fort Pierre, the first permanent settlement, was established in 1817.

Settlement of South Dakota did not begin in earnest until the arrival of the railroad in 1873 and the discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874.

Agriculture is a cultural and economic mainstay, but it no longer leads the state in employment or share of gross state product. Durable-goods manufacturing and private services have evolved as the drivers of the economy. Tourism is also a booming industry in the state, generating over a billion dollars' worth of economic activity each year.

South Dakota is the second-largest producer of flaxseed and sunflower seed in the nation. It is the third-largest producer of hay and rye.

The Black Hills are the highest mountains east of the Rockies. Mt. Rushmore, in this group, is famous for the likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, which were carved in granite by Gutzon Borghum. A memorial to Crazy Horse is also being carved in granite near Custer.

Other tourist attractions include the Badlands; the World's Only Corn Palace, in Mitchell; and the city of Deadwood, where Wild Bill Hickok was killed in 1876 and where gambling was recently legalized.

The great faces of South Dakota are proud of our great places.