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REGISTRATION FIGURES
BY TYPE: 1913-27 on file.
BY COUNTY/TYPE: 1928-2002 (except 1968-69) on file. None agree.
Shannon, Todd, Washabaugh and Washington have own entries 1930-on.
Washington absorbed into Pennington 1944.
SOUTH DAKOTA REGISTRATION FIGURES
M/C EXTRA DUPL-
AUTO TRUCK M/C DLR. DLR. DLR. STATE ICATE
1913 14,457 - 1,212 - 300 - - -
1914 20,929 - 1,349 - 490 - - -
1915 28,725 - 1,862 - 608 - - -
1916 44,257 - 1,817 - 856 - - -
1917 67,154 - 1,554 - 1,012 - - -
1918 86,157 - 1,168 - 1,069 - - 3,468
1919 104,628 - 880 - 1,218 - - 3,475
1920 112,589 7,806 777 3 1,071 256 382 1,305
1921 110,997 8,277 682 2 636 163 395 1,149
1922 116,144 9,047 674 2 474 102 578 648
1923 121,168 10,536 464 0 783 142 534 1,609
1924 131,165 11,215 355 1 754 189 718 1,552
1925 154,141 13,887 345 3 959 282 752 1,925
1926 153,948 14,445 246 4 1,039 373 820 488
1927 153,411 16,585 214 974 - 1,019
1928 171,415 20,393 230 3 1,061 - 962
1929 178,837 22,748 165 1,128 - 1,028 2,063
NOTES
1. M/C issued pairs 1923-26.
2. Dealer issued "sets" 1923-26.
3. Extra Dealer issued singles 1923, pairs 1924-26.
4. State termed "State and Federal" 1920-22,
"State, Federal and Municipal" 1922-26,
"State and Municipal" 1928-30.
5. Duplicate termed "Extra Plates" 1918-22, 1929,
"Lost Plates" 1922-24, "Duplicate Lost Plates" 1924-26.
AUTO M/C DUPL- SPECIAL
AUTO TRUCK TRAILER BUS M/C DEALER DLR. ICATE TRUCK
1928 171,415 20,393 - 92 230 1,061 3 -
1929 178,837 22,748 - 99 165 1,128 2,063 -
1930 182,069 25,223 - 100 249 874 8 -
1931 170,782 24,041 4,985** 93 271 705 5 -
1932 142,472 19,385 8,852 84 213 492 8 803 -
1933 146,408 22,764 9,693 77 287 358 4 726 8
1934 146,071 23,832 10,128 72 352 391 5 761 16
1935 152,280 26,910 12,568 60 366 522 12 2,008 21
1936 158,192 28,172 19,349 72 409 582 10 1,699 44
1937 155,856 28,768 20,121 92 419 657 13 1,613 27
1938 152,040 28,431 19,080 98 436 694 15 1,377 63
1939 158,998 30,284 21,821 101 456 775 14 1,879 102
1940 163,199 32,191 23,395 117 469 784 14 1,810 107
1941 167,590 34,952 25,782 141 444 772 13 2,178 127
1942 154,304 34,695 28,238 159 442 490 10 1,264 171
1943 147,083 35,026 25,881 179 385 344 3 2,366 146
1944 142,676 35,469 22,486 183 364 408 2 1,772 118
1945 141,082 37,038 23,277 201 442 554 8 866 104
1946 150,471 42,041 27,215 233 994 850 48 1,442 121
1947 168,225 50,553 25,956 295 1,968 1,017 114 3,442 132
1948 185,860 59,964 32,638 305 2,304 1,169 88 2,554 198
1949 202,238 66,390 32,649 310 2,117 994 54 3,641 264
1950 215,371 70,358 32,528 308 1,976 1,009 39 2,148 335
1951 219,233 74,725 30,750 319 1,672 999 23 1,913 358
1952 217,661 77,404 29,818 303 1,648 972 27 1,160 360
1953 222,776 79,348 29,964 275 1,548 906 28 2,002 400
1954 228,508 80,850 31,187 285 1,555 928 25 633* 553
1955 236,936 82,807 32,042 271 1,581 896 27 588*
1956 236,652 83,185 32,587 275 1,635 783 25 571**
1957 239,352 85,042 32,616 261 1,725 758 26 1,049
1958 244,005 87,538 32,826 249 1,960 763 32 4,027
1959 251,286 90,615 33,191 296 2,223 775 39 4,564
1960 254,724 92,711 33,308 284 2,407 730 43 862
1961 261,239 95,827 34,073 307 2,733 694 48 969
1962 271,484 100,148 34,237 354 3,020 616 52 1,422
1963 276,987 103,142 35,008 330 3,654 631 51 1,249
1964 275,888 104,688 35,261 392 4,793 620 74 1,119
1965 279,107 106,835 36,185 400 7,415 614 96 1,212
1966 280,147 110,026 35,881 415 9,350 584 105 1,232
1967 281,405 113,711 32,694 443 9,672 584 96 1,269
1968 281,429 115,700 34,660 486 9,555 563* 78* 444*
1969 288,181 120,479 35,888 525 10,781 579 98 1,425
*1st half of year only, **2nd half of year only
NOTES
1. Duplicate termed "Extra Plates" 1929, 1938-50,
"Duplicate Plates" 1932-37, 1951-55, 1960-69,
"Duplicate Plates - License" 1956-59.
2. Special Truck termed "Implements" 1952-54.
STATE, FEDERAL, COUNTY AND CITY OWNED VEHICLES AND SCHOOL BUSES:
AUTO TRUCK TRAILER BUS M/C
1930 318 679
1931 320 584 15 120 11
1932
1933
1934 231 632 58 80 8
1935 273 707 62 101 10
1936* 226 692 90 89 9
HOUSE SPECIAL H.T. TLR. DLR. NAT'L.
AMB. TRAILER DEALER DLR. DLR. DUP. GUARD
1940 53 - - - - -
1941 65 - - - - -
1942 79 - - - - -
1943 74 - - - - -
1944 77 - - - - -
1945 77 - - - - -
1946 78 - - - - -
1947 76 - - - - -
1948 94 - - - - -
1949 100 - - - -
1950 112 378** - - - -
1951 119 1,968 - - -
1952 108 2,515 - - -
1953 116 2,797 - 27 - -
1954 116 3,408 - 31 - -
1955 112* 4,178 - 36 - -
1956 6** 4,732 926 46 - 4** -
1957 122 4,890 903 47 - 400 -
1958 119 5,181 1,100 53 - 382 -
1959 118 5,834 1,230 60 - 409 -
1960 167 5,709 1,278 71 - 341 -
1961 185 6,175 1,269 67 - 320 -
1962 183 6,791 1,224 76 - 344 -
1963 176 7,165 1,349 76 - 456 -
1964 175 6,582 1,484 77 - 401 -
1965 168 6,574 1,527 66* 54 379 -
1966 164 6,061 1,664 67 85 35 -
1967 165 7,443 1,746 54 91 63 -
1968 171 5,979* 1,814 74* 92* 61* 1,561
1969 158 9,106 1,526 88 135 51 1,277
*1st half of year only, **2nd half of year only.
NOTES
1. Special Dealer termed "Spec. Dlr. Plates" 1956-72,
"Sp. 77" 1973-on.
2. Dealer Duplicate termed "Duplicate Plates - Dealer" 1956-59,
"Ex. Dlr. Plates" 1960-69.
AUTO TRUCK* TRAILER MOB.HOME+ M/C DEALER SNOWMOBILE
1970 288,413 123,861 37,671 11,964 1,469
1971 297,065 130,183 40,709 13,865 1,444 4,196
1972 308,986 137,938 43,363 16,605 1,502 6,425
1973 320,106 149,250 47,473 19,737 1,540 7,793
1974 328,990 161,793 52,418 16,175 22,964 1,600 8,107
1975 334,174 170,140 55,275 16,207 23,980 1,633 9,746
1976 341,741 181,531 58,268 16,955 25,058 1,732 7,896
1977 350,806 191,856 59,983 17,287 26,560 1,810 7,513
1978 358,176 190,761 72,700 3,089 27,590 1,889 7,617
1979 365,349 197,450 75,560 2,691 31,102 1,925 6,855
1980 367,477 197,270 77,765 2,246 35,045 1,833 4,695
1981 575,523** ** 81,754 2,258 38,265 1,769 6,986
1982 576,587 85,075 1,862 38,418 1,708 7,839
1983 591,488 89,929 2,149 39,255 1,705 9,617
1984 604,857 92,984 2,166 38,956 1,657 5,538
1985 611,354 95,695 2,238 37,905 1,554 9,066
1986 623,786 97,776 2,343 36,036 1,559 5,163
1987 633,432 102,472 1,634 33,800 1,485 5,609
1988 645,459 105,188 904 31,421 1,424 6,433
1989 660,452 108,813 776 29,942 2,657 3,200
1990++ 646,722 102,063 726 23,719 1,586 4,028
1991 655,493 107,284 *** 24,133 1,444 3,480
1992 660,695 108,175 23,389 1,497 4,662
1993 684,414 121,756 26,173 1,579 4,983
1994 699,508 GROSS WT. 127,022 BOAT 25,822 1,643 5,508
1995 706,714 40,131 131,041 22,177 25,155 1,692 4,464
1996 706,984 42,696 133,677 21,020 24,704 1,909 6,979
1997 715,880 45,147 137,593 27,537 24,561 2,187 5,557
1998 724,338 46,817 142,579 26,284 25,188 1,613 5,809
1999 731,450 40,960 146,382 25,303 25,735 1,847 5,952
2000 755,010 33,594 150,838 29,125 29,175 2,285 8,743
2001 763,526 33,146 155,399 26,400 31,493 1,962 5,989
2002 777,328 33,145 160,014 25,409 33,906 1,941 5,227
BUS AMBULANCE NAT'L. GUARD
1970 587 162 980
1971 632 151 852
1972 648 153 824
1973 650 155 992
1974 707 149
1975 705 144
1976 664 141
1977 660 124
Table entitled "Noncommercial Motor Vehicle Registrations" 1991-on.
*Truck 1970-77 includes Combination, Implement, Mine & Sawmill, and Highway
Maintenance.
+Mobile Home entitled "House Trailer" 1974-79.
**Truck included with Auto 1981-on.
++Staggered registration began 1990 for Auto/Truck, Trailer and Motorcycle.
***Mobile Home Permit issued in lieu of license plate effective July 1991.