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 30 segment extended from US 77, west of White, to the Minnesota state line. Both segments were connected by 1960. Nearly the entire highway west of US 77, which is now I-29, was decommissioned by 1965. South Dakota Highway 30 South Dakota Highway 30 (SD 30) is a state highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects the north-central part of Brookings with the northeastern part of it. SD 30 was established in the mid-1950s. It had two segments, which were connected by the end of the decade. However, most of the highway west of