Census 2000: South Dakota
Part 2: Population of South Dakota Cites G-L
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South Dakota's 10 largest cities and their population in order are Sioux Falls (123,975), Rapid City (59,607), Aberdeen (24,658), Watertown (20,237), Brookings (18,504), Mitchell (14,558), Pierre (13,876), Yankton (13,528), Huron (11,893) and Vermillion (9765).  The ranking of the top ten most populated cities in South Dakota did not change from the 1990 Census to the 2000 Census.

 

 

City Populations G-L

City

1990 Population

2000 Population

% Change

Garretson 924 1165 26.1%
Gary 274 231 -15.7%
Gayville 401 418 4.2%
Geddes 280 252 -10.0%
Gettysburg 1510 1352 -10.5%
Gregory 1486 1342 -9.7%
Groton 1196 1356 13.4%
Harrisburg 727 958 31.8%
Harrold 167 209 25.1%
Hartford 1262 1844 46.1%
Hayti 372 367 -1.3%
Hecla 398 314 -21.1%
Henry 215 268 24.7%
Hermosa 242 315 30.2%
Herreid 488 482 -1.2%
Highmore 835 851 1.9%
Hill City 650 780 20.0%
Hosmer 310 287 -7.4%
Hot Springs 4325 4129 -4.5%
Hoven 522 511 -2.1%
Howard 1156 1071 -7.4%
Hudson 332 402 21.1%
Humboldt 468 521 11.3%
Hurley 372 426 14.5%
Huron 12,448 11,893 -4.5%
Ipswich 965 943 -2.3%
Irene 464 432 -6.9%
Iroquois 328 278 -15.2%
Isabel 319 239 -25.1%
Jefferson 527 586 11.2%
Kadoka 736 706 -4.1%
Kennebec 284 286 0.7%
Keystone 232 311 34.1%
Kimball 743 745 0.3%
Lake Andes 846 819 -3.2%
Lake Norden 427 432 1.2%
Lake Preston 663 737 11.2%
Langford 298 290 -2.7%
Lead 3632 3027 -16.7%
Lemmon 1614 1398 -13.4%
Lennox 1767 2037 15.3%
Leola 521 462 -11.3%