Sioux Falls, South Dakota

**Sioux Falls** (pronounced "sue falls", ) is a city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the largest city in the state; 192,517 people lived there at the 2020 census. The city is in the eastern part of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County, where most of the city is located. The southern part of the city is in Lincoln County. Sioux Falls became a city in 1876. The city is built around the Big Sioux River, and it gets its name from a set of waterfalls along the river that are located in a park in the city.

## Sports

Sioux Falls is home to four major sports teams. The Sioux Falls Skyforce play basketball in the NBA Development League, the Sioux Falls Canaries play baseball in the American Association, the Sioux Falls Stampede play ice hockey in the United States Hockey League, and the Sioux Falls Storm play American football in the Indoor Football League.

## Transport

Two major Interstate highways go through Sioux Falls. Interstate 90 goes from east to west, and Interstate 29 goes from north to south. Sioux Falls also has a shorter route, Interstate 229, that serves the eastern part of the city and connects Interstate 90 to Interstate 29. The city is also home to the Sioux Falls Regional Airport, which has flights to many big cities across the country.

## Other websites

- City of Sioux Falls government website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- **settlement type**: City
- **nickname**: Best Little City in America, Queen City of the West, The Heart of America
- **image skyline**: Downtown Sioux Falls 61.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown Sioux Falls
- **image flag**: Flag of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.svg
- **image map**: Minnehaha_County_South_Dakota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sioux_Falls_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location within Minnehaha County
- **mapsize1**: 180px
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: South Dakota
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in South Dakota, Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Minnehaha, Lincoln County, South Dakota, Lincoln
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1879
- **established title1**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date1**: February 4, 1879
- **named for**: The waterfall of the Big Sioux River
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 210.27
- **area land km2**: 208.87
- **area water km2**: 1.40
- **area total sq mi**: 81.19
- **area land sq mi**: 80.64
- **area water sq mi**: 0.54
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 192517
- **population rank**: US: List of United States cities by population, 121st
SD: List of cities in South Dakota, 1st
- **population density km2**: 921.72
- **population density sq mi**: 2387.25
- **population urban**: 194283 (US: List of United States urban areas, 197th)
- **population density urban km2**: 1104.8
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2861.3
- **population metro**: 289592 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 171st)
- **population density metro km2**: 43.42
- **population density metro sq mi**: 112.5
- **population demonym**: Siouxlander (unofficial)
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: –6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: –5
- **elevation m**: 446
- **elevation ft**: 1463
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **area code**: Area code 605, 605
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 46-59020
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1267566