Hughes County, South Dakota 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 and organized in 1880. It was named for Alexander Hughes, a legislator. Hughes County is part of the Pierre, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and
South Dakota Highway 130 South Dakota Highway 130 South Dakota Highway 130 (SD 130) is a state highway located entirely within Walworth County, in the north-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects the city of Selby with the town of Java. SD 130 begins at an intersection with the concurrent highways U.S. Route 12 (US 12), US 83, and SD 20 in Selby. It travels in a due eastward direction, with the exception of a northward curve around some railroad tracks through open fields for its entire length, and comes to an end at SD 271 in Java. It utilizes