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Sioux Falls (/ ˌ s uː ˈ f ɔː l z / SOO FAWLZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 118th-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 metro area is referred to locally as the Sioux Empire. Despite the name, it is considered a part of the larger area known as Siouxland as it is within the Big Sioux River basin. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 276,730. [1]
The Big Sioux is South Dakota's most populated river basin. Agriculture is the primary use of land along most of the river's course. To comply with the Clean Water Act, the state monitors water quality of its rivers. Most of the Big Sioux north of Sioux Falls was scored well in 2012.
The falls of the Big Sioux River in Falls Park, Sioux Falls, frozen over in winter. South Dakota has a continental climate, semi-arid in the west outside of the Black Hills, with four distinct seasons, ranging from very cold winters to hot summers. During the summers, the average high temperature throughout the state is often close to 90 °F or ...
The history of Sioux Falls revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River. The falls were created about 14,000 years ago when the last glacial ice sheet redirected the flow of the river into the large looping bends of its present course.
Its county seat is Sioux Falls, [2] South Dakota's most populous city. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1868. [ 3 ] Its name was derived from the Sioux word Mnihaha, meaning "rapid water," or "waterfall" (often incorrectly translated as "laughing water").
Tyler Wasberg pulls a sample of beer brewed with surface water from the Big Sioux River to check on the fermentation process on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Remedy Brewing Co. in Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2013–present) Augustana Vikings (2019-present) The Sanford Pentagon (colloquially known as The Pentagon ) is an indoor arena located in Sioux Falls , South Dakota . The Pentagon opened in September 2013 and has a seating capacity of 3,250 spectators.