South Dakota newspapers and Important Facts
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GEOGRAPHY: South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota on the north and by
Nebraska on the south. On the east, South Dakota is bordered by Minnesota
and Iowa. On the west, South Dakota is bordered by Montana and Wyoming.
The Longitude: 98° 28' 33"W to 104° 3'W, Latitude: 42° 29' 30"N to 45° 56'N,
South Dakota is about 380 miles long and 210 miles wide. The highest point in
South Dakota is Harney Peak at 7,242 feet above sea level. The lowest point in
South Dakota is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet above sea level.
AREA: Total Area South Dakota covers 77,121 square miles, making it the
17th largest of the 50 states. Land Area 75,898 square miles of South Dakota
are land areas. Water Area 1,224 square miles of South Dakota are covered
by water.
CAPITAL: Pierre
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS:
List of counties in the U.S. State of
South Dakota:
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