Pierre, South Dakota Pierre Pierre, South Dakota The South Dakota State Capitol building near the Missouri River in downtown Pierre.

The South Dakota State Capitol building near the Missouri River in downtown Pierre.

Location in Hughes County and the state of South Dakota Location in Hughes County and the state of South Dakota Pierre is positioned in the US Pierre - Pierre Country United States State South Dakota Website City of Pierre Pierre (/ p r/ peer) (Lakota: chuekaske; "fort") is the capital of the state of South Dakota and the governmental center of county of Hughes County. The populace was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least-populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont.

Founded in 1880 on the east bank of the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since South Dakota attained statehood on November 2, 1889.

Fort Pierre was titled after Pierre Chouteau, Jr., a primary American fur trader from St.

Pierre is the principal town/city of the Pierre Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hughes and Stanley counties.

Photograph of the Oahe Dam, a several miles north of Pierre, taken from the International Space Station (ISS) Pierre is positioned at 44 22 5 N 100 20 11 W (44.367966, 100.336378). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.07 square miles (33.85 km2), of which, 13.06 square miles (33.83 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Pierre lies on rough river bluffs above the east bank of the Missouri River, overlooking its expanse.

Pierre has a mostly dry, four-season, humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa), with long, dry, cold winters, hot summers, and brief spring and autumnal transitions; as with much of the southern half of the state, it lies in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 19.9 F ( 6.7 C) in January to 75.4 F (24.1 C), though the diurnal temperature variation is decidedly greater amid summer than in winter.

In addition, there are 20 evenings per year with lows below 0 F ( 17.8 C), and cold conditions are often intensified by the high winds of the Great Plains.

Summers often see spikes in temperature, with 6.4 days of highs above 100 F (37.8 C) and 36 37 days with highs above 90 F (32.2 C). Climate data for Pierre, South Dakota (Pierre Regional Airport), 1981 2010 normals Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 5.1 3.8 3.5 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 .6 3.1 4.3 22.3 Looking west at barns bridge over the Missouri River, Pierre South Dakota There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of 471.6 per square mile (182.1/km2).

There were 5,778 homeholds of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families.

22.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older.

Pierre, South Dakota on the Missouri River As of the census of 2000, there were 13,876 citizens , 5,567 homeholds, and 3,574 families residing in the city.

There were 5,949 housing units at an average density of 457.0 per square mile (176.4/km ).

In the city, the populace was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.

Pierre is one of only four state capitals not served by an Interstate highway (along with Dover, Delaware, Jefferson City, Missouri, and Juneau, Alaska) and is the only state capital not served by any expressways. The nearest Interstate highway is Interstate 90, about 34 mi (55 km) south of Pierre via the four-lane U.S.

I-390 is proposed to connect Pierre to I-90. The Pierre School District oversees three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school, T.

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It got the highest number of votes, beating out metros/cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. The picture, which accompanied the name of the town/city in the balloting, was of the well-known Mt.

Pierre is home to many attractions including the Oahe Dam and the world's biggest Menards, a county-wide home enhancement store. The Capital City Queen is a passenger leisure boat on the Pierre waterways.

Many of Pierre's parks lie along the Missouri River.

"Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations".

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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

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"Pierre Gets Top Spot on New Monopoly Game".

"Distance between Pierre, SD and Keystone, SD".

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