It is our number one industry and today it is the foundation of our economy. I grew up on a farm. Many people in south dakota, i think most are one or two generations or immediately off a farm or ranch. That is our strength. We have Mount Rushmore, the badlands. Lots of things that bring tourism to south dakota. We are also a Financial Services locale. 1980s when the Interest Rates were skyrocketing and citibank was losing money in , they moved their credit card operation to south dakota, where it is continued where it continues to be based. Other credit card issuers have followed. Quite a few credit card operations. Of us thatt think way but we are. Who lives in south dakota . We have 860,000 people. Our demographic is not different than the nation. We have a few older people. Our population may be older than our population as a whole. We are increasingly urbanized in a sense that people in the rural areas are moving to more populated areas. That is chiefly because farming and ranchin
[applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] interested in American History tv . Visit our website, cspan. Org history. You can preview programs, watch college lectures, archival films, and more. Cspan. Org history. To year, south dakota on American History tv. Located on the Missouri River, this capital city is the second smallest in the u. S. With a 13,000. On of just over with help from our Cable Partners in the next hour we will explode his we will e,plore the history of pierr beginning with the State Capitol building. Mr. Venhuizen pierre is a pretty small town as far as capitals go. Fort pierre is another 2500 people. Between the two, probably 15,000 people. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state. It is really a two or two and a half hou
A farm or ranch. That is our strength. We are also a tourist destination. We have Mount Rushmore, the badlands. Lots of things that ring tourism that brings tourism to south dakota. We are also a Financial Services locale. People would not think that. But in the early 1980s, when the Interest Rates were skyrocketing and citibank was losing money in new york, they were they moved their credit card operation to south dakota, where it continues to be based. Other credit card issuers have followed wells fargos ace here. Quite a few credit card operations. We are Financial Services locale, people do not think of us that way. Reporter lives in south dakota . I would say our democrats are not different than the nation. We maybe have a few older people than our population might be older than the nation as a whole. We are increasingly urbanized in the sense that people in the rural areas are moving to more populated areas. That is chiefly because farming and ranching is more efficient in larger
It is our number one industry. Today, it is the foundation of our economy. I grew up on a farm, many people in south dakota are one or two generations or immediately off a farm or ranch. That is our strength. We are also a tourist destination. We have Mount Rushmore, the badlands. Lots of things that ring tourism that brings tourism to south dakota. We are also a Financial Services locale. People would not think that. But in the early 1980s, when the Interest Rates were skyrocketing and citibank was losing money in new york, they were they moved their credit card operation to south dakota, where it continues to be based. Other credit card issuers have followed wells fargos ace here. Quite a few credit card operations. We are Financial Services locale, people do not think of us that way. Reporter lives in south dakota . Gov. Daugaard i would say our democrats are not different than the nation. We maybe have a few older people than our population might be older than the nation as a whole
Town. E is a pretty small it is 12 to 13,000 people. People, is another 2500 so between the two probably 15,000. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state, but it is really two or two and half hour part of town. Ther problem for people who have to drive to come to meetings. Peopleenge for getting. O come to work the state is the largest employer and dominates the economy. Was dakota territory created in 1816 to come of the farinal capital was in the southeast corner of the territory. Settled, ittory was emerged three geographic areas. He had settlements in the southeast corner, yang bin up to up to sioux falls and then after the gold rush there was settlement in the black hills. Deadwood in rapid city is famous deadwood and rapid city are famous. 1880s, aly territorial governor who was considered corrupt engineered the move of the capital from yankton to bismarck, which is now north dakota because he had