what 6 states border south dakota?
Iowa North Dakota Wyoming Minnesota Nebraska Montana
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 Throughout 1843 and 1844 , no attempts were made at controlling lands north of the Columbia River , then under the influence of the Hudson 's Bay Company through Fort Vancouver . In June 1844 the Columbia River was declared as the northern border of the Provisional Government , but by December the most expansive American claim in the Oregon boundary dispute of Parallel 54 ° 40 ′ north was adopted . On December 22 , 1845 districts were renamed to counties . Additional districts were created over time from the original four , including the Clatsop , Vancouver , Linn , Clark , Polk , Benton counties . 

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 South Dakota is situated in the north @-@ central United States , and is considered to be a part of the Midwest by the U.S. Census Bureau , although the Great Plains region also covers the state . Additionally , the culture , economy , and geography of western South Dakota has more in common with the West than the Midwest . The state has a total land area of 77 @,@ 116 sq. miles ( 199 @,@ 905 km2 ) , making it the 17th largest in the Union . South Dakota is bordered to the north by North Dakota ; to the south by Nebraska ; to the east by Iowa and Minnesota ; and to the west by Wyoming and Montana . The western border is the Black Hills meridian , a north @-@ south line set out at a certain distance from Washington , D.C. , to separate South Dakota from Montana and Wyoming during the transition to statehood . 

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 The results of these surveys and the markers placed were later accepted as the legal boundaries between the various states . 

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 Four Dakota Mdewakanton communities : 

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 The new survey included Alaska and Hawaii , which have large populations of indigenous people ; while the 2004 survey only included the contiguous 48 states . 
