Pierre

capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and county seat of Hughes County
Place city_in_the_united_states Q40747
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Pierre

Summary

Pierre is a city in the United States[1]. Pierre ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pierre is located in Hughes County[3].
  • Pierre is located in South Dakota[4].
  • Pierre is in the country of United States[5].
  • Pierre is on the body of water Missouri River[6].
  • Pierre's head of government is recorded as Steve Harding[7].
  • Pierre's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Pierre's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Pierre's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States[10].
  • Pierre's shares border with is recorded as Fort Pierre[11].
  • Pierre's shares border with is recorded as Stanley County[12].
  • Pierre Chouteau Jr. is named after Pierre[13].
  • Pierre's postal code is recorded as 57501[14].
  • Pierre's Commons category is recorded as Pierre, South Dakota[15].
  • Pierre's local dialing code is recorded as 605[16].
  • 1880 marks the founding of Pierre[17].
  • Pierre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.36836111111111, 'lon': -100.35113888888888}[18].
  • Pierre's official website is recorded as http://ci.pierre.sd.us/[19].
  • Pierre's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofpierre.org/[20].
  • Pierre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pierre, South Dakota[21].
  • Pierre's Commons gallery is recorded as Pierre, South Dakota[22].
  • Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+12906'}[23].
  • Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+13646'}[24].
  • Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+14091'}[25].
  • Pierre's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Pierre, South Dakota[26].
  • Pierre's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Body

Geography

Pierre is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Hughes County[3], a county of South Dakota[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30] and South Dakota[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1889[33]. Pierre is on the body of water Missouri River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+33851144'}[34], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.851335'}[35], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.795206'}[36], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.740238'}[37], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.054968'}[38]. Pierre sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+442'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12906'}[23], {'amount': '+13646'}[24], and {'amount': '+14091'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States[8], county seat[9], and state or insular area capital of the United States[10].

History and Context

1880 marks the founding of Pierre[17]. Pierre Chouteau Jr. is named after Pierre[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pierre include USS Pierre[40], a littoral combat ship[41] and Pierre Regional Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44].

Why It Matters

Pierre ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month).[2] Pierre has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Pierre is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Pierre include USS Pierre[40], a littoral combat ship[41] and Pierre Regional Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . cityofpierre.org. Retrieved . cityofpierre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Tuwe waƞżi · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Hughes County, South Dakota
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bar', 'bat_smg', 'be', 'bg
    Sitelink count → 128
    Wikidata description → capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and county seat of Hughes County
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q1211]]"
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