Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The 2000 Census showed that Sioux Falls had a population of 123,975 people^<1>. This represents 16.41% of the total population of South Dakota, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Sioux Falls			154,997	25.02% increase
2	Rapid City	W	325 mi [523 km]	65,491	9.87% increase
3	Aberdeen	NW	158 mi [254.3 km]	24,460	0.8% decrease
4	Watertown	N	96 mi [154.5 km]	20,488	1.24% increase
5	Brookings	N	52 mi [83.7 km]	19,865	7.36% increase
6	Mitchell	W	66 mi [106.2 km]	14,752	1.33% increase
7	Pierre	W	187 mi [300.9 km]	13,899	0.17% increase

Sioux Falls had 51,680 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Sioux Falls has an area^<4> of 56.3 square miles [145.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Sioux Falls had a 2000 population density of 2,201 people per square mile [849 people/km²], making it the state's 4th most densely populated area.

Minnehaha County

The city of Sioux Falls is primarily located in Minnehaha County and is the county seat. A portion of Sioux Falls extends into Lincoln County.

The county had a population of 149,079 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 123,975 people, Sioux Falls contained 83.2% of the Minnehaha County total.

In addition, where the community of Sioux Falls has a population density of 2,201 people per square mile [849 people/km²], Minnehaha County averages 184.1 people per square mile [71.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Minnehaha County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Sioux Falls. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Sioux Falls. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Sioux Falls, it also contains a comparison between Sioux Falls and the state of South Dakota.

Click here for the Sioux Falls QuickFact (QF-4659020).

A Census Quickfact is available for Minnehaha County (QF-46099).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Sioux Falls:

Sioux Falls is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Sioux Falls.

The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Sioux Falls. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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