Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota | |
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Downtown Pierre (2022) Soldiers and Sailors World War Memorial Federal Building | |
| Motto: "On The River-On The Move" | |
Location within Hughes County in South Dakota | |
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 |
| Chartered | 1900 |
| Named after | Pierre Chouteau Jr. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Harding |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 |
| Website | cityofpierre.org |
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Pierre (/pɪər/ PEER) is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. 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.