Biggest Cities in South Dakota

Top 100 Biggest Cities In South Dakota (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population
1	Sioux Falls	101,461
2	Rapid City	55,162
3	Aberdeen	25,333
4	Watertown	17,798
5	Brookings	16,384
6	Mitchell	13,816
7	Pierre	12,921
8	Huron	12,755
9	Yankton	12,404
10	Vermillion	10,051
11	Spearfish	7,178
12	Madison	6,387
13	Sturgis	6,068
14	Belle Fourche	4,501
15	Hot Springs	4,400
16	Milbank	3,923
17	Lead	3,815
18	Mobridge	3,777
19	Brandon	3,593
20	Winner	3,385
21	Canton	2,830
22	Redfield	2,786
23	Box Elder	2,673
24	Dell Rapids	2,497
25	Chamberlain	2,390
26	Flandreau	2,305
27	Sisseton	2,208
28	Webster	2,079
29	North Sioux City	2,023
30	Fort Pierre	1,860
31	Beresford	1,850
32	Custer	1,798
33	Deadwood	1,786
34	Lennox	1,769
35	Miller	1,680
36	Lemmon	1,640
37	Parkston	1,572
38	Gregory	1,507
39	Gettysburg	1,501
40	Wagner	1,462
41	Elk Point	1,423
42	Britton	1,369
43	Freeman	1,348
44	Volga	1,322
45	Salem	1,311
46	Platte	1,307
47	Clark	1,294
48	Hartford	1,281
49	Clear Lake	1,247
50	Tyndall	1,201
51	Eureka	1,197
52	Groton	1,196
53	De Smet	1,194
54	Martin	1,164
55	Howard	1,156
56	Wessington Springs	1,086
57	Philip	1,078
58	Parker	995
59	Ipswich	986
60	Scotland	973
61	Garretson	922
62	Arlington	919
63	Edgemont	908
64	Whitewood	891
65	Centerville	881
66	Armour	858
67	Lake Andes	854
68	Alcester	843
69	Springfield	838
70	Highmore	835
71	Wall	834
72	Marion	831
73	St. Francis	815
74	Faulkton	809
75	Tea	798
76	McLaughlin	780
77	Menno	771
78	Woonsocket	766
79	Onida	763
80	Viborg	763
81	Burke	756
82	Kimball	743
83	Valley Springs	739
84	Kadoka	736
85	Harrisburg	731
86	Mission	730
87	Selby	707
88	Hill City	700
89	Corsica	689
90	Murdo	679
91	Newell	675
92	Lake Preston	672
93	Baltic	670
94	Crooks	667
95	Big Stone City	664
96	Tripp	664
97	Estelline	658
98	Colton	657
99	Presho	654
100	Waubay	644

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What was the largest city in South Dakota in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in South Dakota was Sioux Falls, with a population of 101,461. The second largest city is Rapid City, with a population of 55,162.