Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota | |
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State capital city | |
Downtown Pierre (2022) South Dakota State Capitol Soldiers and Sailors World War Memorial Federal Building St. Charles Hotel | |
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Flag Seal Logo | |
| Motto: "On The River-On The Move" | |
Location within Hughes County in South Dakota | |
Pierre Location within South Dakota Pierre Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°22′29″N 100°19′14″W / 44.37472°N 100.32056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Hughes |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Incorporated | 1883[1] |
| Chartered | 1900[2] |
| Named after | Pierre Chouteau Jr. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Harding [3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.05 sq mi (33.80 km2) |
| • Land | 13.03 sq mi (33.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 1,700 ft (500 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,091 |
| • Density | 1,081.68/sq mi (417.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57501 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-49600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267533[5] |
| Website | cityofpierre.org |
Pierre (/pɪər/ PEER) is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County.[7] As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,091. Pierre is the eleventh-most populous city of South Dakota, and the second-least populous U.S. state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont).
Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River, the city was selected to be the state capital when South Dakota was admitted as a state in 1889. Near the center of the state, the then-new settlement was across the river from the settlement of Fort Pierre, and near what became an important railroad crossing of the River.
- ^ William D. Halsey, ed. (1976). "Pierre". Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. pp. 42–43.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 591.
- ^ "Pierre, SD - Official Website". City of Pierre, South Dakota. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierre, South Dakota
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