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Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre
( ) (
Lakota
:
čhúŋkaške
; "fort") is the
capital
of the
state
of
South Dakota
and the
county seat
of
Hughes County
. The population was 13,646 at the
2010 census
, making it the second least populous state capital after
Montpelier
,
Vermont
. Founded in 1880 on the
Missouri River
opposite
Fort Pierre
, Pierre has been the capital since South Dakota gained
statehood
on November 2, 1889, having been chosen for its location in the geographic center of the state. Fort Pierre itself was named after
Pierre Chouteau, Jr.
, an American fur trader of
French
origin.
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