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 17 South Dakota Highway 17 South Dakota Highway 17 (SD 17) is a state highway in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects Lennox with the western edges of Sioux Falls. SD 17 formerly continued south to what is now SD 46 near Centerville. SD 17 begins at an intersection with SD 44 just south of Lennox, in the west-central part of Lincoln County. It travels to the north, on Pine Street, and almost immediately enters the city. It intersects the eastern terminus of Fourth Avenue, which is signed as a "city truck route". North of