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 63 South Dakota Highway 63 South Dakota Highway 63 (SD 63) is a state highway in the central portions of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects U.S. Route 18 (US 18) south-southeast of Parmelee with the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin. It consists of two disconnected segments. The southern segment begins at US 18 south-southeast of Parmelee and proceeds to a rural intersection just south of Norris. The much-longer northern segment, which is long, begins at an intersection with SD 44 just south of Corn Creek and ends at the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin,