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 471 north and enters the city of Edgemont as 3rd Street before turning into 2nd Avenue. The designation continues west onto A Street, passing through Edgemont before briefly turning north on 6th Avenue to terminate at US 18. South Dakota Highway 471 South Dakota Highway 471 (SD 471) is a state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It travels from SD 71 southeast of Rumford to U.S. Route 18 (US 18) in Edgemont. SD 471 was designated in 1976. It was previously a portion of SD 52, which had been used on this route from