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Article: South Dakota
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002
01-01-2002
South Dakota
Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State
People. Population
(2000): 754,844; rank: 46;
net change
(1999-2000): 8.5%.
Pop. density
: 9.9 per sq mi.
Racial distribution
(2000): 88.7% white; 0.6% black; 0.6% Asian; 8.3% Native American/Nat. AK; <0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.5% other race; 2 or more races, 1.3%.
Hispanic pop.
(any race): 1.4%.
Geography. Total area:
77,116 sq mi; rank: 17.
Land area:
75,885 sq mi; rank: 16.
Acres forested:
1,690,000.
Location:
West North Central state bounded on the N by North Dakota; on the E by Minnesota and Iowa; on the S by Nebraska; on the W by Wyoming and ...