Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota | |
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| 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 |
| 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 | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,091 |
| • Density | 1,081.7/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 |
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 only 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.