The State of South Dakota Infortmation

The State of South Dakota (SD) is a 40th state of the United States, it was admitted in November 2, 1889. South Dakota is situated in the mid-western part of the USA. The state have boundaries with Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming U.S. states. The capital of state is Pierre, while the most populos city is Sioux Falls.

South Dakota ranked 46th by population in 804 thousand among the other states, in total area is 17th in national rank with 77,121 square miles. Social security number of South Dakotans has next area code - 503 or 504. State's highest point is Harney Peak at 7,242 feet and lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 962 feet. South Dakota's time zones are Central UTC-6/-5 and Mountain UTC-7/-6 time zones. Official nickname is the Mount Rushmore State, because Mount Rushmore is main destination for tourist there. Other symbols of South Dakota:

Animal: Coyote
Beverage: Milk
Bird: Ring-Necked Pheasant
Fish: Walleye
Flower: Pasque Flower
Fossil: Triceratops
Gemstone: Fairburn Agate
Grass: Western Wheat Grass
Insect: Honeybee
Mineral: Rose Quartz
State's slogan - Under God, the People Rule
Soil: Houdek Soil
Song: Hail, South Dakota
Tree: White Spruce

A lot of fascinating facts about this state you can lookup at Wikipedia's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota. On official website http://www.sd.gov/ see background information for South Dakota people by social security number or another methods.