Pierre, South Dakota: Difference between revisions

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| population_total = 1409114,091

| website = [http{{URL|https://www.pierrecityofpierre.sdorg/|cityofpierre.gov City of Pierre]org}}

'''Pierre''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɪər}} {{respell|PEER}}), is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital city]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Dakota]] and the [[Countycounty seat|seat]] of [[Hughes County, South Dakota|Hughes County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The population was 14,091 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the [[List2nd of capitals in the United States|second-least populous US state capital]] after [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], [[Vermont]]. It is [[List of cities in South Dakota|South Dakota's ninth-9th most populous city]]. Founded in 1880, it was selected as the state capital when the territory was admitted as a state. Pierre is the principal city of the [[Pierre micropolitan area|Pierre Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes all of Hughes and [[Stanley County, South Dakota|Stanley]] counties.

The [[Pierre School District]], the school district covering the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46065_hughes/DC20SD_C46065.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hughes County, SD|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46065_hughes/DC20SD_C46065_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> oversees three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school, [[T. F. Riggs High School]]. St. Joseph, is a private Catholic elementary school. It is administered by the local parish and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls|Diocese of Sioux Falls]]. Other schools include For His Glory and the [[Pierre Indian Learning Center]] (a tribal school affiliated with the [[Bureau of Indian Education]]).

In 2015, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the "[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]" board game, [[Hasbro]] held an online vote to determine which cities should be included in an updated version of the "Here and Now: The US Edition" of the game. The top "Boardwalk" spot went to an unexpected contender: Pierre. It received the most votes, beating New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston.<ref>{{cite news |last=Burbach |first=Kevin |title=Pierre Gets Top Spot on New Monopoly Game |url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2015/03/19/pierre-gets-top-spot-new-monopoly-game/25014425/ |newspaper=[[Argus Leader]] |date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monopoly |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/votemonopoly |url-status=dead |work=BuzzFeed |access-date=April 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320130845/http://www.buzzfeed.com/votemonopoly |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |df=dmy-all}}{{unreliable source|date=December 2023}}</ref> The outcome may have been influenced by the image that accompanied the name of the city in the balloting: the well-known [[Mount Rushmore]], which is 150 miles west of Pierre, in [[Keystone, South Dakota|Keystone]] and the Black Hills section of the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance between Pierre, SD and Keystone, SD |url=http://www.distance-cities.com/distance-pierre-sd-to-keystone-sd |url-status=dead |website=www.distance-cities.com |access-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611021146/http://www.distance-cities.com/distance-pierre-sd-to-keystone-sd |archive-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref>