Hughes County, South Dakota House Hughes is part of district 24, which is held by Republicans Tad Perry and Mark Venner. The county is divided into two townships: Raber and Valley. The county contains three areas of unorganized territory: West Hughes, North Hughes, and Crow Creek. Hughes County, South Dakota Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,022, making it the least populous capital county in the nation, and the twelfth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Pierre, the state capital. The county was created in 1873
South Dakota Highway 22 South Dakota Highway 22 South Dakota Highway 22 (SD 22) is a state highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects Hazel, Castlewood, and Clear Lake, within the northern part of Hamlin County and the central part of Deuel County. SD 22 originally extended from the Wyoming state line, following what is now U.S. Route 212 (US 212). When the U.S. highway was established, SD 22 was truncated to travel from SD 45 in northern Hand County to SD 41 (current US 281) south of Redfield. This is now SD 26. The current alignment