South Dakota News
News about Events in South Dakota
Aggregated South Dakota News Articles
- South Dakota State earns top seed for spring FCS playoffs
South Dakota State, which will make its 10th FCS playoff appearance, opens against Holy Cross.
ESPN. Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:09:50 EST. - Clinton makes history as Sanders fights on
Hillary Clinton won Tuesday's primaries in California, New Mexico, South Dakota and New Jersey. Bernie Sanders won in Montana and North Dakota. ...
CBS News. Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:17:10 -0400. - Gov. Noem Asks Biden to Remove Ban on Fireworks Display at Mount Rushmore
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is refusing to drop her efforts to hold a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July Fourth weekend, even after the National Park Service rejected her request. ...
Jack Davis. Western Journal. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:23:00 +0000. - SD Gov. Noem says state won't take undocumented migrants Biden administration wants to relocate
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem made her position on the migrant crisis at the southern border clear Wednesday, telling the Biden administration she will not allow any undocumented migrants to be relocated to her state.
Caitlin Mcfall. Fox News. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 02:25:18 GMT. - Top Republican John Thune claims only 6% of Biden's bill is actual infrastructure
Only 6% of President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill actually is focused on infrastructure, South Dakota's Republican Senator John Thune claimed Sunday morning.
Daily Mail. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:36:17 GMT. - Severe weather moving through Central and South US, wildfire danger Southwest
Severe weather struck the Upper Midwest yesterday in South Dakota and Minnesota with golf ball size hail, lightning and gusty winds.
ABC News. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:01:13 -0400. - South Dakota wants you to know: "At least we're not Mars"
South Dakota's governor office has a new ad campaign. Its slogan is: "At least we're not Mars." CBSN's Elaine Quijano and Vladimir Duthiers report on their latest commercial.
CBS News. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:49:11 -0400. - Wyoming, New Mexico and South Dakota Move to Open Vaccine Eligibility
More than 40 states have sped up vaccination programs, the latest being Kentucky and Washington.
Eileen Sullivan and Andrés R. Martínez. New York Times. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:47:20 +0000. - South Dakota Wildfires Prompt Mount Rushmore to Close
Gov. Kristi Noem said the monument was not under threat but that gusting winds could cause conditions to change quickly.
Derrick Bryson Taylor. New York Times. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:44:46 +0000. - Fire Rapid City, SD: Mount Rushmore closed; hundreds evacuate as wildfires spread in Black Hills
Several fires in South Dakota have closed Mount Rushmore and forces hundreds to evacuate their homes.
Ap. ABC News. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:37:34 +0000.
South Dakota Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of South Dakota as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 865,454 | 0.88 |
| July 1, 2015 | 857,919 | 0.63 |
| July 1, 2014 | 852,561 | 0.90 |
| July 1, 2013 | 844,922 | 1.26 |
| July 1, 2012 | 834,441 | 1.22 |
| July 1, 2011 | 824,398 | 0.99 |
| July 1, 2010 | 816,325 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of South Dakota was 814,180.
In 2008, the estimated population of South Dakota was 804,194, whereas
in 2006, the population of South Dakota was about 787,380.
For detailed, up-to-date information about South Dakota's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about South Dakota web page. For maps of South Dakota,
visit this South Dakota Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Pierre, South Dakota.
South Dakota newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
South Dakota library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about South Dakota
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