Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre
Pierre
State capital
	From left to right, from top: Downtown, Federal Building, St. Charles Hotel, Pierre Street Historic District, and the South Dakota State Capitol.
	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
Named for	Pierre Chouteau Jr.
Government
• Mayor	Steve Harding [citation needed]
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−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
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.^[5] The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the 2nd least populous US state capital after Montpelier, Vermont. It is South Dakota's 9th most populous city. Pierre is the principal city of the Pierre Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hughes and Stanley counties.

Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River, the city was selected to be the state capital when South Dakota was created in 1889. Prior to achieving statehood, both Dakotas were part of Dakota Territory, with the territorial capital at Bismarck in what would become North Dakota.

^ William D. Halsey, ed. (1976). "Pierre". Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. pp. 42–43.
^ "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
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[collier-1] William D. Halsey, ed. (1976). "Pierre". Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. pp. 42–43.

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierre, South Dakota

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR6-5] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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Pierre
State capital
From left to right, from top: Downtown, Federal Building, St. Charles Hotel, Pierre Street Historic District, and the South Dakota State Capitol.
Flag Seal Logo
Motto: "On The River-On The Move"
Location within Hughes County in South Dakota
Pierre Location within South Dakota Show map of South Dakota Pierre Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°22′29″N 100°19′14″W / 44.37472°N 100.32056°W / 44.37472; -100.32056
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Hughes
Founded	1880
Incorporated	1883^[1]
Named for	Pierre Chouteau Jr.
Government
• Mayor	Steve Harding ^{[citation needed]}
Area ^[2]
• 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 ^[3]	1,700 ft (500 m)
Population (2020)^[4]
• Total	14,091
• Density	1,081.68/sq mi (417.63/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP code	57501
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-49600
GNIS feature ID	1267533^[3]
Website	cityofpierre.org