Pierre, South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota Pierre (; Lakota: "čhúŋkaške", "fort") is the state capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second-least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont, and the eighth-most populous city in South Dakota. Founded in 1880 on the east bank of the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since South Dakota gained statehood on November 2, 1889. It was challenged by Huron for the capital and won because of its location in
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