Hughes County, South Dakota House Hughes is part of district 24, which is held by Republicans Tad Perry and Mark Venner. The county is divided into two townships: Raber and Valley. The county contains three areas of unorganized territory: West Hughes, North Hughes, and Crow Creek. Hughes County, South Dakota Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,022, making it the least populous capital county in the nation, and the twelfth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Pierre, the state capital. The county was created in 1873
South Dakota Highway 271 South Dakota Highway 271 South Dakota Highway 271 (SD 271) is a state highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects portions of northeast Walworth County with the northeastern part of Campbell County. It consists of two disconnected segments. The southern segment extends from U.S. Route 12 (US 12) south of Java to a rural intersection at the Walworth–Campbell county line, northeast of Selby. The northern segment begins at an intersection with SD 10 west of Eureka and ends at an intersection with 102nd Street at the North Dakota state line. Here, the roadway