South Dakota
The 40th state to join the nation on November 2, 1889 was South Dakota. South Dakota has the 17th largest total area in the US at 77,116 square miles. The capital city is Pierre (pop. 13,646) and the largest city is Sioux Falls, with a population of 153,888, making South Dakota a prime spot for locating a Personal Injury Lawyer. South Dakota is divided by the Missouri River. The North American Continental Pole of Inaccessibility is located in South Dakota between Allen and Kyle. This pole is 1,024 miles from the nearest ocean. Nicknamed the Mount Rushmore State, South Dakota is home to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The state bird is the Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant and the state mammal of South Dakota is the Coyote.