Census 2000: South Dakota
Part 4: Population of South Dakota Cites S-Z
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In percentages, the towns in South Dakota that gained the most population from 1990-2000 were Tea (121.6%), Pickstown (76.8%), Marvin (73.7%), Brandon (60.6%) and Worthing (57.7%).  Tea and Brandon are both bedroom communities near Sioux Falls, the state's largest city.

The towns that lost the most people, percentage-wise, from the 1990 Census to the 2000 Census were Camp Crook (-61.6%), Artas (-53.6%), Spencer (-50.5%), Cottonwood (-50.0%) and Onaka (-42.3%).

City Populations S-Z

City

1990 Population

2000 Population

% Change
St. Francis 815 675 -17.2%
St. Lawerence 223 210 -5.6%
Salem 1289 1371 6.4%
Scotland 968 891 -8.0%
Selby 707 736 4.1%
Sioux Falls 100,836 123,975 22.9%
Sisseton 2181 2572 17.9%
South Shore 260 270 3.8%
Spearfish 6966 8606 23.5%
Spencer 317 157 -50.5%
Springfield 834 792 -5.0%
Stickney 323 334 3.4%
Sturgis 5330 6442 20.9%
Summit 267 281 5.2%
Tabor 403 417 3.5%
Tea 786 1742 121.6%
Timber Lake 517 443 -14.3%
Toronto 201 202 0.5%
Trent 211 254 20.4%
Tripp 664 711 7.1%
Tulare 244 221 -9.4%
Tyndall 1201 1239 3.2%
Valley Springs 739 792 7.2%
Veblen 321 281 -12.5%
Vermillion 10,034 9765 -14.3%
Viborg 763 832 9.0%
Volga 1263 1465 13.6%
Volin 1263 1435 18.3%
Wagner 1462 1675 14.6%
Wakonda 329 374 13.7%
Wall 834 818 -1.9%
Warner 336 419 24.7%
Watertown 17,623 20,237 14.8%
Waubay 647 662 2.3%
Webster 2017 1952 -3.2%
Wessington 265 248 -6.4%
Wessington Springs 1083 1011 -6.6%
White 536 530 -1.1%
White Lake 419 405 -3.3%
White River 595 598 0.5%
Whitewood 891 844 -5.3%
Willow Lake 317 294 -7.3%
Wilmot 566 543 -4.1%
Winner 3354 3137 -6.5%
Wolsey 442 418 -5.4%
Woonsocket 766 720 -6.0%
Worthing 371 585 57.7%
Yankton 12,703 13,528 6.5%