This list of museums in South Dakota encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Name | Town/City | County | Region | Type | Summary |
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1881 Courthouse Museum | Custer | Custer | Western | Local history | Operated by the Custer Country Historical Society |
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve | McCook Lake | Union | Southeast | Open air | website, park with historic Shay-Adams Home with period furnishings, barn, country school and church |
Adams Museum & House | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Local history | Exhibits include folk art, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Deadwood Dick |
Akta Lakota Museum | Chamberlain | Brule | Central | Native American | website, profiles the lives of nomadic Plains Indians |
Armed Forces Military Display and Gifts | Wasta | Pennington | Western | Military | Private museum displaying foreign and domestic militaria from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and current US conflicts [1] [2] |
Augustana College Art Galleries | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Art | Center for Visual Arts houses the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery and Carl Grupp Permanent Collection, the Hovland Center for Liturgical Arts, dedicated space for displaying student work; Center for Western Studies Art Gallery displays history and cultures of the Northern Plains and rotating exhibits of regional artists [3] |
Aurora County Museum | Plankinton | Aurora | Southeast | Local history | [4] |
Austin-Whittemore House | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Clay County Historical Society, late 19th-century house with Victorian furnishings and items of local historical interest [5] |
Badlands National Park | Interior | Jackson | Western | Natural history | Visitor center exhibits include the geology, paleontology and natural history of the park |
Badlands Petrified Garden | Kadoka | Jackson | Western | Natural history | website, rocks, minerals and fossils |
Beauvais Heritage Museum | Clark | Clark | Northeast | Open air | website, complex includes museum with period displays, Clark Railroad Depot, a settler's shanty, a pioneer church and school; also known as Clark County Museum |
Big Thunder Gold Mine | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Mining | website, includes mine tour and museum |
Black Hills Mining Museum | Lead | Lawrence | Western | Mining | website, simulated gold mine tours |
Black Hills Museum of Natural History | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Natural history | Fossils, dinosaurs, gems, minerals, meteorites |
Bon Homme Heritage Museum | Tyndall | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | [6] |
Borglum Historical Center | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Biographical | website, Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum |
Brookings County Museum | Volga | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | Includes an 1870 log cabin, vintage farm equipment, antique tools, and a one-room country school house [7] |
Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum | St. Francis | Todd | Central | Native American | website, history of the Lakota of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, operated by the St. Francis Mission |
Buffalo Historical Museum | Buffalo | Harding | Western | Local history | Includes museum and 1914 one room schoolhouse [8] |
Buffalo Interpretive Center | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Natural history | website, story of the buffalo, its importance and significance in the North American Indian cultures of the Great Plains, and its relationship to the people of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
Campbell Original Straw Bale Built Museum | Carthage | Miner | Southeast | Local history | website, located in a building built out of straw bales |
Carnegie Resource Center | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Local history | website, operated by the Mitchell Area Historical Society, exhibits of local history and genealogy, permanent collection of Corn Palace memorabilia |
Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Sports | website, South Dakota rodeo heritage and memorabilia |
Cecil & Phyllis Melcher Museum | Platte | Charles Mix | Southeast | Local history | Located in the Lyric Theatre, includes dolls, wildlife of South Dakota, toy tractors and tractors, arts of local areas, cars and a military room [9] |
Celebrity Hotel Memorabilia Display | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Multiple | website, located in the Celebrity Hotel, celebrity memorabilia, cars and motorcycles |
Center for Western Studies | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | American West | website, part of Augustana College, exhibits include Native American artifacts, 19th century replica Norwegian living room, Jim Savage art studio, changing exhibits from its collections |
Chapel in the Hills | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Historic site | Stave church replica of the Borgund stave church in Norway and 19th century Norwegian log cabin |
Children's Museum of South Dakota | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Children's | website |
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum of South Dakota | Hill City | Pennington | Western | History | website |
Classic Wheels Museum | Clark | Clark | Northeast | Transportation | website, includes antique vehicles, toy cars, model trains |
Codington County Heritage Museum | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Local history | History and heritage of Codington County and the Coteau des Prairie region of northeastern South Dakota |
Corn Palace | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Agriculture | History of the Corn Palace's design, construction, link to area agriculture |
Corsica Historical Museum | Corsica | Douglas | Southeast | Local history | website |
Cramer Kenyon Heritage Home | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Historic house | website, 1880s Victorian mansion |
Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse | Custer | Western | Multiple | Monumental sculpture of Crazy Horse, Indian Museum of North America, and the Native American Cultural Center |
Custer State Park | Custer | Custer | Western | Multiple | Includes Peter Norbeck Center with natural history and cultural heritage displays, and Badger Hole, the historic house of poet Badger Clark |
Dacotah Prairie Museum | Aberdeen | Brown | Northeast | Multiple | website, natural, cultural and local history |
Dahl Arts Center | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Art | website |
Dakota Discovery Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Multiple | website, art, history, culture, located on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University |
Dakota Sunset Museum | Gettysburg | Potter | Central | Local history | website, includes museum, country school, carriage barn, and blacksmith shop |
Dakota Territorial Museum | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Local history | website, includes museum, school, depot and caboose. Now located inside the Mead Cultural Education Center in Yankton. |
Dakotaland Museum | Huron | Beadle | Northeast | Local history | Located on the State Fairgrounds [10] [11] |
Daneville Heritage Museum | Viborg | Turner | Southeast | Local history | [12] |
Day County Museum | Webster | Day | Northeast | Local history | Located in basement of Day County Courthouse [13] [14] |
Days of '76 Museum | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | American West | website, includes horse-drawn vehicles, rodeo items, Old West pioneer and American Indian art and artifacts |
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery | Spearfish | Lawrence | Western | Industry | Former hatchery, includes Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture with exhibits about the history and science of fish culture and fisheries |
De Smet Depot Museum | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Local history | [15] |
Clear Lake Museum | Clear Lake | Deuel | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Clear Lake Historical Society, open for special events and by appointment [16] |
Cheryl's Doll House | Lennox | Lincoln | Southeast | Toy | [17] |
Donald Christman Toy Museum | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Toy | Includes antique dishes and farm toys, antique dolls [18] |
Douglas County Museum | Armour | Douglas | Southeast | Local history | Includes the Country School and Railroad House, operated by the Douglas County Historical Society [19] |
Elkton Community Museum | Elkton | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | Open by appointment [20] |
Eureka Pioneer Museum | Eureka | McPherson | Northeast | Local history | [21] |
Faulk County Historical Museum | Faulkton | Faulk | Central | Local history | Open by appointment [22] |
Fort Meade Museum | Sturgis | Meade | Western | Military | website, history of Fort Meade, located in the former commanding officers' quarters |
Fort Sisseton Historical Park | Lake City | Marshall | Northeast | Military | State park with preserved 1864 fort buildings |
Four Mile Old West Town | Custer | Custer | Western | Open air | website, buildings include a town hall, saloon, general store, church, bank, an outhouse, sheriff's office, jails |
Frederick Area Historical Society | Frederick | Brown | Northeast | Local history | [23] |
Garretson Area Historical Society Museum | Garretson | Minnehaha | Southeast | Local history | [24] |
Geddes Historic Village | Geddes | Charles Mix | Southeast | Open air | Operated by the Charles Mix County Historical Restoration Society, open by appointment [25] [26] |
Granary Rural Cultural Center | Groton | Brown | Southeast | Art | website |
Grand River Museum | Lemmon | Perkins | Western | Multiple | website, includes local bronze sculptures, ranching, Native American and homestead artifacts, fossils and Creation Science displays |
Grant County Historical Society Museum | Milbank | Grant | Northeast | Local history | [27] |
Gary Historical Museum | Gary | Deuel | Northeast | Historical Museum | Operated by the Gary Historical Association Open for special occasions and by appointment. |
Gregory County History Museum | Dallas | Gregory | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Gregory County Historical Society [28] |
Harry's Antique Safe Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Commodity | Antique safes, farm toys and toy race cars [29] |
Heritage Hall Museum | Freeman | Hutchinson | Southeast | Multiple | website, displays natural history, history and local history, including pioneer tools, pioneer household items, antiques, toys, vehicles and native wildlife displays |
Heritage Center of Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | Shannon | Western | Native American | website, Lakota culture and Native art, located on the campus of the Red Cloud Indian School |
Hermosa Arts and History Museum | Hermosa | Custer | Western | Local history | [30] [31] |
High Plains Western Heritage Center | Spearfish | Lawrence | Western | American West | website, Western art, historic artifacts & memorabilia |
Historic Adams House | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Historic house | 1892 mansion |
Historic Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot | Redfield | Spink | Northeast | Railroad | website, railroad items, model trains, engines and artifacts |
Historic Prairie Village | Madison | Lake | Southeast | Open air | website, includes over 40 antique-filled buildings, agricultural displays, steam tractors, a sawmill and a train |
Hollands Grist Mill | Milbank | Grant | Northeast | Mill | Also known as Milbank Grist Mill, reconstructed grist mill [32] |
Ingalls Homestead | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Open air | website, includes Charles Ingalls homestead, school, dugout house, prairie learning center, pioneer activities |
International Vinegar Museum | Roslyn | Day | Northeast | Food | Vinegars from all over the world |
Jerauld County Pioneer Museum | Wessington Springs | Jerauld | Southeast | Multiple | Complex includes one room school, medical office, Western equipment, blacksmith shop, local history artifacts, operated by the Dunham Historical Society [33] [34] |
J.W. Parmley Historical Home | Ipswich | Edmunds | Northeast | Historic house | Includes the J.W. Parmley House and the Parmley Land Office [35] [36] |
Journey Museum and Gardens | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Multiple | Contains prehistoric & historic collections related to the Western Great Plains with displays of local geology, archaeology, Native American culture, & European pioneer history in the Minnilusa Pioneer Museum |
Keystone Historical Museum | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Local history | website |
Klein Museum | Mobridge | Walworth | Northeast | Local history | website, features pioneer and Native American artifacts |
Lake Norden Historical Society | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Local history | Includes museum, one room school and barn with artifacts [37] [38] |
Lake Poinsett Visitor Center and Museum | Arlington | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | website, area natural and cultural history, Native American artifacts, located in Lake Poinsett Recreation Area |
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Historic house | website, operates guided tours of two original homes of the family of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, including the Ingalls House |
Lennox Museum | Lennox | Lincoln | Southeast | Local history | [39] |
Lewis and Clark Center Visitor Center | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Multiple | website, exhibits include natural & cultural history, geology, exploration, Native Americans, steamboats |
Little Village Farm Museum | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha | Southeast | Agriculture | Several barns and buildings with agriculture tools and equipment [40] |
Loriks-Peterson Heritage House | Oldham | Kingsbury | Southeast | Historic house | [41] |
Lyman County Museum | Presho | Lyman | Southeast | Local history | [42] [43] |
Major James McLaughlin Heritage Center | McLaughlin | Corson | Western | Local history | Local history, agriculture, Native Americans, Mahto Post Office, country school display [44] |
The Mammoth Site | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | Natural history | Active paleontological dig site and museum with fossils of mammoths, ancient flora and fauna |
McWhorter House Museum and Depot | Miller | Hand | Northeast | Local history | [45] [46] |
Mead Cultural Education Center | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Local History | The new location of the Dakota Territory Museum. Features permanent and traveling exhibits. |
Mellette House | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Historic house | website, Victorian home of South Dakota's first governor, Arthur Calvin Mellette |
Midland Pioneer Museum | Midland | Haakon | Central | Local history | Pioneer and railroad history and artifacts, open by appointment [47] |
Miner County Rural Life Museum | Howard | Miner | Southeast | Local history | Rural life displays, operated by the Miner County Historical Society [48] [49] |
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site | Jackson County | Jackson | Western | Military | Includes visitor center, launch control center and a missile silo/launch facility |
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Archaeology | Prehistoric Indian village archeological site and museum of artifacts |
Moody County Museum and Research Center | Flandreau | Moody | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Moody County Historical Society [50] |
Mount Rushmore | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Art | National Memorial and sculpture of four U.S. Presidents carved into a mountain, includes Lincoln Borglum Museum with films and exhibits about sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the creation of Mount Rushmore and its workers, also the studio where Borglum worked |
Museum of Geology | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Natural history | Part of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, area fossils and minerals from around the world |
Museum of Visual Materials | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Art | website, art exhibits in many media, art and crafts classes, children's art and play activities |
Museum of Wildlife, Science and Industry of NE South Dakota | Webster | Day | Northeast | Multiple | website, features many buildings with exhibits of military, agricultural and pioneer life, antique tractors, cars, and mounted wildlife, restored historic buildings |
National Museum of Woodcarving | Custer | Custer | Western | Art | website, art and sculptures carved in wood |
National Music Museum | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Music | American, European, and non-Western instruments from all cultures and historical periods |
National Presidential Wax Museum | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Wax | website, wax figures of U.S. presidents in historic moments |
Newell Museum | Newell | Butte | Western | Local history | Displays include a one-room school, log cabin, church, and barn, agriculture, family life, education, religion, Native Americans, the Fur Trade, military and toys [51] |
Nicollet Tower | Sisseton | Roberts | Northeast | History | website, 75 ft climbing tower with interpretive center that features a great map by Joseph Nicollet, a documentary film and local art |
Oglala Lakota College Historical Center | Kyle | Shannon | Western | Native American | website, history of the Lakota people |
Old Courthouse Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Local history | |
Petrified Wood Park | Lemmon | Perkins | Western | Multiple | Includes sculptures and structures built from petrified wood and fossils and the Lemmon Pioneer Museum [52] [53] |
Pettigrew Home & Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Historic house | website, late 19th-century house and personal collections of Senator Richard F. Pettigrew |
Pickler Mansion | Faulkton | Faulk | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Faulk County Historical Society, late 19th-century mansion, home of South Dakota's first Congressman [54] [55] |
Pioneer Auto Show | Murdo | Jones | Western | Multiple | website, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, National Rockhound Hall of Fame & Lapidary, tractors, antiques and collectibles, authentic prairie town that includes a railroad depot, bank, general store, gas station, church, school, camera shop, butcher shop and more |
Pioneer Historical Museum of South Dakota | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | History | website, antiques, decorative arts, tools, photos, operated by the Fall River County Historical Society |
Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center | Pollock | Campbell | Central | Local history | [56] |
Porter Sculpture Park | Montrose | McCook | Southeast | Art | Outdoor sculpture park |
Prairie Homestead | Philip | Haakon | Central | Historic house | Early 20th century sod dwelling typical of area pioneers |
Prayer Rock Museum | Britton | Marshall | Northeast | Local history | [57] |
Pyle House | Huron | Beadle | Northeast | Historic house | 1894 home of Gladys Pyle, the first elected woman U.S. senator [58] |
Redlin Art Center | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Art | Gallery that displays over 150 works by artist Terry Redlin |
Scouter's Attic Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Scouting | website, scout memorabilia including uniforms, equipment and promotional items |
Sioux Empire Medical Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Medical | Located in the concourse below the Sanford USD Medical Center Lobby [59] |
Smith Zimmermann Heritage Museum | Madison | Lake | Southeast | Local history | website, part of Dakota State University, operated by the Lake County Historical Society |
South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Box Elder | Meade | Western | Aerospace | US Air Force and South Dakota aviation history |
South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Hall of fame - Sports | Amateur baseball in South Dakota as well as memorabilia from South Dakotans who played Major League Baseball |
South Dakota Art Museum | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Art | website, collections include works by Harvey Dunn and Paul Goble (writer and illustrator)Paul Goble, Native American cultural artifacts, Marghab linens, part of South Dakota State University |
South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center | Pierre | Hughes | Central | History | Operated by the South Dakota Historical Society, state history and culture |
South Dakota Discovery Center | Pierre | Hughes | Central | Science | Hands-on Science Center website |
South Dakota Hall of Fame | Chamberlain | Brule | Central | Hall of fame - History | Honors those who contributed to the progress, way of life, and values of the South Dakota |
South Dakota National Guard Museum | Pierre | Hughes | Central | Military | website, history and memorabilia of the South Dakota National Guard |
South Dakota's Original 1880 Town | Murdo | Jones | Western | Open air | website, includes over 30 building with historic artifacts and rodeo star Casey Tibbs Museum |
South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Agriculture | website, part of South Dakota State University, exhibits include tractors and farm equipment, an original 1882 homestead claim shack, and a recreated 1915 farmhouse. Abundant historic photographs enhance the understanding of South Dakota's rural qualities. |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology APEX Gallery | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Art | Located in Classroom Building 211, hosts a new exhibit every four to six weeks [60] |
South Dakota State Capitol | Pierre | Hughes | Central | History | Tours include the capitol and First Lady Gown Collection |
South Dakota State Railroad Museum | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Railroad | website, railroad memorabilia, model trains from across South Dakota and Mid-America |
South Dakota Tractor Museum | Kimball | Brule | Central | Agriculture | website, historic tractors and other farm machinery |
Spink County Museum | Redfield | Spink | Northeast | Local history | [61] |
Springfield College Museum | Springfield | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | Memorabilia from the college known as Southern State College that was located in Springfield from 1896 to 1984 [62] |
Springfield Historical Society Museum | Springfield | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | [63] |
Stavig House | Sisseton | Roberts | Northeast | Historic house | website, early 20th-century Victorian period home of a Norwegian immigrant family |
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame | Sturgis | Meade | Western | Transportation | Features vintage and rare V-twin and metric motorcycles |
Telstar Mustang Shelby Cobra Restorations & Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Automotive | website, privately owned, fully restored collection of Mustangs, Shelby & Cobra automobiles |
Timber Lake and Area Museum | Timber Lake | Dewey | Central | Local history | website, includes fossils, Native American artifacts, period displays |
Trails, Trains & Pioneers Museum | Edgemont | Fall River | Western | Local history | website, operate by the Edgemont Area Historical Society |
Tri-State Museum | Belle Fourche | Butte | Western | American West | website, early pioneer, rodeo, and old west history of the Tri-State region of Western South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming and Southeast Montana |
Tripp County Historical Society Museum | Winner | Tripp | Southeast | Local history | [64] [65] |
Union County Museum | Elk Point | Union | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Union County Historical Society [66] |
University of South Dakota Art Galleries | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Art | John A. Day Gallery, Gallery 110, Oscar Howe Gallery, University Libraries exhibits [67] |
Vancura Park | Tabor | Bon Homme | Southeast | Open air | Includes Czech Museum, chapel, jail, store, log school and log house in the Czech Pioneer Village, and the Blachnik Museum with handmade crafts [68] [69] |
Verendrye Museum | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Local history | [70] |
Wade's Gold Mill | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Mining | website, modern gold mill and antique mining museum |
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Multiple | Includes the Kirby Science Discover Center and Visual Arts Center with galleries |
W. H. Over Museum | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Multiple | website, natural history displays, Native American and pioneer artifacts |
Willow Lake Community Museum | Willow Lake | Clark | Northeast | Local history | website |
Wind Cave National Park | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | Natural history | Visitor center includes three rooms with exhibits about the geology of the caves, the park's natural and cultural history |
Wounded Knee Museum | Wall | Pennington | Western | Native American | website, history of the Wounded Knee Massacre |
South Dakota is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population with nine reservations currently in the state and has historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States. Pierre is the state capital, and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 213,900, is South Dakota's most populous city. The state is bisected by the Missouri River, dividing South Dakota into two geographically and socially distinct halves, known to residents as "East River" and "West River". South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota to the east, Iowa to the southeast, Nebraska to the south, Wyoming to the west, and Montana to the northwest.
Union County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,811, making it the 13th most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat has been Elk Point since April 30, 1865. Originally named Cole County, its name was changed to Union on January 7, 1864, because of Civil War sentiment.
Turner County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,673. Its county seat is Parker. The county was established in 1871, and was named for Dakota Territory official John W. Turner.
Minnehaha County is a county on the eastern border of the state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 197,214, making it the state's most populous county. It contains over 20% of the state's population. Its county seat is Sioux Falls, South Dakota's most populous city. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1868. Its name was derived from the Sioux word Mnihaha, meaning "rapid water," or "waterfall".
Miner County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,298. Its county seat is Howard. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1880.
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,161, making it the third most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States in terms of rate of population increase, rate of housing unit increase, and many other factors. This is due to the southward growth of Sioux Falls, and the expansion of its suburbs.
Jerauld County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,663. Its county seat is Wessington Springs.
Buffalo County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,948. Its county seat is Gann Valley which, at 10 people, is the least populous county seat in the United States. The county was created in 1864, and was organized in 1871 as part of the Dakota Territory.
Brule County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,247. Its county seat is Chamberlain.
Brookings County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,375, making it the fifth most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Brookings. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871.
Volga is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States with a population of 2,113 at the 2020 census.
Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. Canton is located 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. Canton is nestled in the rolling hills of the Sioux Valley, providing an abundance of recreational activities with the Big Sioux River bordering the eastern side, Newton Hills State Park to the south, and Lake Alvin to the north. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl. The population was 3,066 as of the 2020 census.
Sioux Falls is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 121st-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into northern Lincoln County to the south, which continues up to the Iowa state line. The population was 192,517 at the 2020 census, and in 2022, its estimated population was 202,078. According to city officials, the estimated population had grown to 213,891 as of early 2024. The Sioux Falls metro area accounts for more than 30% of the state's population. Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River, the city is situated in the rolling hills at the junction of interstates 29 and 90.
Interstate 90 (I-90) in the US state of South Dakota traverses east–west through the southern half of the state.
South Dakota is a state located in the north-central United States. It is usually considered to be in the Midwestern region of the country. The state can generally be divided into three geographic regions: eastern South Dakota, western South Dakota, and the Black Hills. Eastern South Dakota is lower in elevation and higher in precipitation than the western part of the state, and the Black Hills are a low, isolated mountain group in the southwestern corner of the state. Smaller sub-regions in the state include the Coteau des Prairies, Missouri Coteau, James River Valley, and the Dissected Till Plains. Geologic formations in South Dakota range in age from two billion-year-old Precambrian granite in the Black Hills to glacial till deposited over the last few million years. South Dakota is the 17th-largest state in the country.
The culture of the U.S. state of South Dakota exhibits influences from many different sources. American Indians, the cultures of the American West and Midwest, and the customs and traditions of many of the state's various immigrant groups have all contributed to South Dakota art, music, and literature.
Joseph William Lincoln Parmley was an American pioneer and early developer of the north central region of South Dakota during its early statehood. He is considered the "Father of the Yellowstone Trail," and is today memorialized by the J. W. Parmley Historical Home and Parmley Western Land Office museums in Ipswich, South Dakota.
The 1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
McCook County Museum and Historical Society. Unfortunately the museum was closed and all resources were returned to their owners.