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Hughes County

county in South Dakota, United States
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Hughes County

Summary

Hughes County is a county of South Dakota[1]. It draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #10 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hughes County is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Hughes County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hughes County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].
  • Hughes County's capital is recorded as Pierre[6].
  • Hughes County's shares border with is recorded as Sully County[7].
  • Hughes County's shares border with is recorded as Hyde County[8].
  • Hughes County's shares border with is recorded as Lyman County[9].
  • Hughes County's shares border with is recorded as Stanley County[10].
  • Alexander Hughes is named after Hughes County[11].
  • Hughes County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pierre[12].
  • Hughes County's headquarters location is recorded as Pierre[13].
  • Hughes County's Commons category is recorded as Hughes County, South Dakota[14].
  • Hughes County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[15].
  • 1880 marks the founding of Hughes County[16].
  • Hughes County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.39, 'lon': -99.99}[17].
  • Hughes County's official website is recorded as http://www.hughescounty.org[18].
  • Hughes County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hughes County, South Dakota[19].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17022'}[20].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17066'}[21].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17284'}[22].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17465'}[23].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17508'}[24].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17555'}[25].
  • Hughes County has a population of {'amount': '+17765'}[26].
  • Hughes County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Hughes County, South Dakota[27].

Body

Geography

Hughes County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in South Dakota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hughes County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2073'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17022'}[20], {'amount': '+17066'}[21], {'amount': '+17284'}[22], {'amount': '+17465'}[23], {'amount': '+17508'}[24], and {'amount': '+17555'}[25].

Designation and Status

Hughes County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].

History and Context

1880 marks the founding of Hughes County[16]. Alexander Hughes is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Hughes County draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #10 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

South Dakota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1919. hughescounty.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 25d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 44.39, 'lon': -99.99}
    Country → United States
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