South Dakota spending, because of the proximity of many tourist attractions in the Black Hills and Ellsworth Air Force Base. The next eight largest cities in the state, in order of descending 2010 population, are Aberdeen (26,091), Brookings (22,056), Watertown (21,482), Mitchell (15,254), Yankton (14,454), Pierre (13,646), Huron (12,592), and Vermillion (10,571). Pierre is the state capital, and Brookings and Vermillion are the locations of the state's two largest universities (South Dakota State University and University of South Dakota, respectively). With a population of about 14,000, Pierre is the second smallest state capital in the United States. Of the ten largest cities
South Dakota Highway 63 South Dakota Highway 63 South Dakota Highway 63 (SD 63) is a state highway in the central portions of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects U.S. Route 18 (US 18) south-southeast of Parmelee with the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin. It consists of two disconnected segments. The southern segment begins at US 18 south-southeast of Parmelee and proceeds to a rural intersection just south of Norris. The much-longer northern segment, which is long, begins at an intersection with SD 44 just south of Corn Creek and ends at the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin,