South Dakota Historical Records

South Dakota is a landlocked state in the North Central U.S., also part of the Great Plains. Named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, it has nine reservations and a significant indigenous population. It ranks 17th in area, but is the 5th least populous and densely populated. Pierre is the capital, and Sioux Falls is the largest city. The Missouri River splits the state into East and West River regions.

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South Dakota vital records South Dakota Marriages 1,034,764 records available South Dakota, Births 1,031,779 records available South Dakota, Deaths and Burials 243,158 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in South Dakota	South Dakota histories, memories and biographies History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Volume 1 1,124 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in South Dakota
South Dakota census records 1935 South Dakota State Census 668,687 records available 1925 South Dakota State Census 663,186 records available 1915 South Dakota State Census 574,826 records available 1945 South Dakota State Census 563,730 records available 1905 South Dakota State Census438,720 records available See the entire collection catalog of census records in South Dakota

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