Pierre, South Dakota
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Pierre is the capital city of South Dakota, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 13,876. Pierre (pronounced "peer") is the county seat of Hughes County. Started in 1880 on the Missouri River across from Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since 1889.
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