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  1. Founded in 1856, the city was abandoned, sacked, resettled and later grew to become a city with a 2020 Census population of 192,517 people. Prehistory and exploration. A burial mound in upper Sherman Park. The history of Sioux Falls revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River.

  2. The Village of Sioux Falls, consisting of 1,200 acres, was incorporated in 1876 by the 12th legislative assembly of the Dakota Territory, which convened in the territorial capital of Yankton. The village charter proved to be too restrictive, however, and Sioux Falls petitioned to become a city.

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  4. Sioux Falls ( / ˌsuː ˈfɔːlz / SOO FAWLZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 121st-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 population was 192,517 at the ...

  5. Apr 24, 2024 · Sioux Falls, city, seat (1868) of Minnehaha county, southeastern South Dakota, U.S. It lies on the Big Sioux River , near the Iowa and Minnesota state lines. Sioux Indians occupied the area when the town site, which was named for the falls of the river, was founded in 1857 by land speculators.

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  6. Jul 29, 2019 · More than five years and 100,000 miles later, Sioux Falls became the first city we wrote about in our book, Our Towns. We returned again a few weeks ago with an HBO film crew, for a documentary...

  7. May 24, 2021 · Updated: May 24, 2021 / 06:29 PM CDT. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – If you’ve grown up in or around Sioux Falls, you’ve probably spent some time downtown. It’s become a vibrant part of the...

  8. Sep 9, 2013 · When the railroad finally was completed into town on July 30, 1878, the Sioux Falls boom accelerated still more.

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