Pierre, South Dakota
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Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 13,876. Pierre is the second smallest state capital. Only Montpelier in Vermont is smaller. Pierre (pronounced "peer") is the county seat of Hughes County. Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since 1889. It is also a statewide major transportation hub and is famous for its memorial hall.
Geography
Pierre is located at (44.367966, -100.336378) 1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.7 km² (13.0 mi²). 33.7 km² (13.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.08% is water.
The climate in Pierre consists of cold, sometimes harsh, winters, and very warm to hot summers. The average highs and lows are 28ºF/3ºF for January, and 89ºF/62ºF in July. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Pierre was 117ºF set on July 15, 2006. The coldest recorded temperature was -35ºF on February 9, 1994.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 13,876 people, 5,567 households, and 3,574 families residing in the city. The population density was 411.5/km² (1,065.8/mi²). There were 5,949 housing units at an average density of 176.4/km² (457.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.91% White, 0.20% African American, 8.56% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.There were 5,567 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,962, and the median income for a family was $52,144. Males had a median income of $32,969 versus $22,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,462. About 5.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
- Pierre is the only state capital city that does not share at least one letter with its state.
- Pierre is one of only five state capitals not served by an interstate highway. Dover, Delaware; Jefferson City, Missouri; Carson City, Nevada; and Juneau, Alaska, are the other four state capitals with this distinction.
- Pierre is the second smallest state capital, behind Montpelier, Vermont.
- Pierre is the only state capital to lie on a timezone demarcation line.
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| Regions of South Dakota |
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| Black Hills - Coteau des Prairies | |
| Largest cities | |
| Aberdeen | Belle Fourche | Brandon | Brookings | Canton | Ellsworth | Hot Springs | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Mobridge | Pierre | Rapid City | Rapid Valley | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Winner | Yankton | |
| Counties | |
| Aurora - Beadle - Bennet - Bon Homme - Brookings - Brown - Brule - Buffalo - Butte - Campbell - Charles Mix - Clark - Clay - Codington - Corson - Custer - Davison - Day - Deuel - Dewey - Douglas - Edmunds - Fall River - Faulk - Grant - Gregory - Haakon - Hamlin - Hand - Hanson - Harding - Hughes - Hutchinson - Hyde - Jackson - Jerauld - Jones - Kingsbury - Lake - Lawrence - Lincoln - Lyman - Marshall - McCook - McPherson - Meade - Mellette - Miner - Minnehaha - Moody - Pennington - Perkins - Potter - Roberts - Sanborn - Shannon - Spink - Stanley - Sully - Todd - Tripp - Turner - Union - Walworth - Yankton - Ziebach
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