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  1. <text id=93AT0727>
  2. <title>
  3. South Dakota--Vital Statistics
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Directory          
  7. South Dakota                                         
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Compact</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Vital Statistics                                                 
  13. </hdr>
  14. <body>
  15. <table>
  16. <row><c format=bold type=a>Nicknames<c type=a>The Coyote State and 
  17. <row><c><c>The Sunshine State
  18. <row><c>Motto<c>Under God the People Rule
  19. <row><c>Animal<c>Coyote
  20. <row><c>Flower<c>American Pasque
  21. <row><c>Bird<c>Ringnecked Pheasant
  22. <row><c>Tree<c>Black Hills Spruce
  23. <row><c>Song<c>Hail, South Dakota
  24. <row><c>Mineral<c>Rose Quartz
  25. <row><c>Fish<c>Walleye
  26. <row><c>Insect<c>Honeybee
  27. <row><c>Grass<c>Western Wheat Grass
  28. <row><c>Entered the Union<c>November 2, 1889
  29. <row><c>Capital<c>Pierre
  30. <row><c format=bold type=a>Land Area (square miles)<c type=a>75,898
  31. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>16th
  32. <row><c>1990 Census Population<c>696,004
  33. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>45th
  34. <row><c>Density per square mile<c>9.17
  35. <row><c>1992 Estimated Population<c>711,000
  36. <row><c>Number of Representatives in Congress<c>1
  37. <row><c>Capital City<c>Pierre
  38. <row><c>   Population<c>12,906
  39. <row><c>   Rank in State<c>7th
  40. <row><c>Largest City<c>Sioux Falls
  41. <row><c>   Population<c>100,814
  42. <row><c>Number of Places over 10,000 Population<c>10
  43. </table>
  44. <p>Source: The Book of the States, 1992-93 edition, Vol. 29; The Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
  45. </p>
  46. </body>
  47. </article>
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