STATE POPULATION* 858,469 LARGEST CITIES* Sioux Falls: 171,544 Rapid City: 73,569 Aberdeen: 28,102 Brookings: 23,657 Watertown: 22,073 380 miles from east to west 245 miles from north to south LARGEST STATE 16 th (pronounced “peer”) PIERRE CAPITAL 2 MAJOR AIRPORTS Rapid City Regional Sioux Falls Regional Aberdeen, Huron, Pierre and Watertown also have air service Mountain & Central MST CST TIME ZONES AVERAGE TEMPERATURES in Fahrenheit Highs: 20s – 30s Lows: 0 – 5 WINTER Highs: 30s – 60s Lows: Teens – 40s SPRING * United States Census Bureau as of July 1, 2015 Highs: 70s – 90s Lows: 50s – 60s SUMMER Highs: 40s – 70s Lows: Teens – 40s FALL 1