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 43 South Dakota Highway 43 South Dakota Highway 43 (SD 43) is a state highway that exists entirely in the southern part of Gregory County in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It begins as an extension of Nebraska Highway 11 (N-11) at the Nebraska state line south of Fairfax. It travels northwest to an intersection with U.S. Route 18 (US 18) south-southwest of the town. SD 43 begins at the Nebraska state line as a continuation of N-11. It travels northwest for just over before meeting its northern terminus at an intersection with US 18. The