Sioux Falls | |
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Sioux Falls skyline as seen from Falls Park | |
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Nickname(s): Best Little City in America, Queen City of the West, The Heart of America | |
![]() Interactive map of Sioux Falls | |
Coordinates: 43°32′11″N 96°43′54″W / 43.53639°N 96.73167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
Counties | Minnehaha, Lincoln |
Founded | 1879 |
Incorporated | February 4, 1879[1] |
Named for | The waterfall of the Big Sioux River |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul TenHaken (R) |
Area | |
• City | 81.19 sq mi (210.27 km2) |
• Land | 80.64 sq mi (208.87 km2) |
• Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
Population | |
• City | 192,517 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 213,891 |
• Rank | US: 121st SD: 1st |
• Density | 2,387.25/sq mi (921.72/km2) |
• Urban | 194,283 (US: 197th) |
• Urban density | 2,861.3/sq mi (1,104.8/km2) |
• Metro | 289,592 (US: 171st) |
• Metro density | 112.5/sq mi (43.42/km2) |
Demonym | Siouxlander (unofficial) |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | Zip codes[8] |
Area code | 605 |
Sales tax | 6.2%[9] |
GNIS feature ID | 1267566[3] |
Website | siouxfalls.gov |
Sioux Falls (/ˌsuː ˈfɔːlz/ SOO FALZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 121st-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County[10] and also extends into northern Lincoln County to the south, which continues up to the Iowa state line. The population was 192,517 at the 2020 census,[4] and in 2022, its estimated population was 202,078.[5] According to city officials, the estimated population had grown to 213,891 as of early 2024.[11] The Sioux Falls metro area accounts for more than 30% of the state's population. Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River, the city is situated in the rolling hills at the junction of interstates 29 and 90.
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