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 48 South Dakota Highway 48 South Dakota Highway 48 (SD 48) is a short state route in the far southeast corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The route, which runs entirely through Union County, begins at Interstate 29 about west of Spink, and becomes Big Sioux River Road, formerly Iowa Highway 403, northwest of Akron, Iowa. It is in length. SD 48 begins at I-29 exit 31, approximately south of Sioux Falls. From this diamond interchange, SD 48 travels due east. It near immediately meets County Road 1C, an old alignment of US 77. Two miles east of the