This is a list of the official state symbols of the U.S. state of South Dakota . [1] [2]
This is a list of the official state symbols of the U.S. state of South Dakota . [1] [2]
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of the State of South Dakota | 1992 |  |
| Seal | Great Seal of the State of South Dakota | 1885 |  |
| Motto | Under God, the people rule | ||
| Nickname | The Mount Rushmore State |  | |
| Slogan | Great Faces. Great Places. | 1990 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus | 1943 [3] |  |
| Flower | American pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris | 1903 [3] |  |
| Tree | Black Hills spruce Picea glauca var. densata | 1947 [3] |  |
| Animal | Coyote Canis latrans | 1949 [3] |  |
| Fish | Walleye Sander vitreus vitreus | 1982 [3] |  |
| Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera | 1978 |  |
| Grass | Western wheat grass | 1970 [3] |  |
| Fossil | Triceratops | 1988 [3] |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral: | Rose quartz | 1966 [3] |  |
| Gemstone | Fairburn agate | 1966 [3] | |
| Soil | Houdek loam | 1990 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drink | Milk | 1986 [3] |  |
| Sport | Rodeo | 2003 [3] |  |
| Dessert | Kuchen | 2000 [3] | |
| Song | "Hail, South Dakota!" | 1943 | |
| Bread | Fry bread | 2005 [3] |  |
| Jewelry | Black Hills gold | 1988 [3] |
South Dakota is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large portion of the population with nine reservations currently in the state and have historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the 5th least populous, and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. They are the 39th and 40th states admitted to the union; President Benjamin Harrison shuffled the statehood papers before signing them so that no one could tell which became a state first. Pierre is the state capital, and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 192,200, is South Dakota's largest city.
The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university. It occupies a 274 acres (1.11 km2) campus located in southeastern South Dakota, approximately 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Sioux Falls, 39 miles (63 km) northwest of Sioux City, Iowa, and north of the Missouri River.
The flag of South Dakota represents the U.S. state of South Dakota. It consists of a field of sky blue charged with a version of the state seal in the center, surrounded by gold triangles representing the sun's rays, surrounded in turn by inscriptions in gold sans-serif capitals of "south dakota" on top and "the mount rushmore state" on the bottom. The sun represents the common weather in South Dakota. The inscription on the bottom was "the sunshine state" before it was changed in 1992.
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition. Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of South Dakota.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Dakota:
The Sitting Bull Trophy is the name of the rivalry trophy that was awarded to the winner of the annual football game between the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the University of South Dakota Coyotes. The rivalry stems from the time the two teams spent competing together in the North Central Conference (1922–2007) and later in the Great West Conference (2008–2011).
