Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Sioux Falls skyline as seen from Falls Park | |
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| Nicknames: Best Little City in America, Queen City of the West, The Heart of America | |
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| 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 | 1856 |
| Incorporated | February 4, 1879 |
| Named after | The waterfall of the Big Sioux River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul TenHaken (R) |
| Area | |
• City | 81.19 sq mi (210.27 km2) |
| • Land | 80.65 sq mi (208.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 192,517 |
• Estimate (2024) | 209,289 |
| • Rank | US: 117th SD: 1st |
| • Density | 2,387.2/sq mi (921.72/km2) |
| • Urban | 194,283 (US: 197th) |
| • Urban density | 2,861/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 |
| Area code | 605 |
| Sales tax | 6.2% |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267566 |
| Website | siouxfalls.gov |
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blank_info_sec1, blank_info.Sioux Falls (/suː ˈfɔːlz/ soo FAWLZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into northern Lincoln County. The population was 192,517 at the 2020 census (estimated at 209,289 in 2024). The Sioux Falls metropolitan area, with an estimated 308,000 residents, accounts for more than one-third of South Dakota's population. Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River, the city is situated in rolling hills at the junction of Interstates 29 and 90.