Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Fort Pierre
Main and Deadwood streets in Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Main and Deadwood streets in Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Motto: 
"Where The West Begins"
Location in Stanley County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Stanley County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°22′04″N 100°22′59″W / 44.36778°N 100.38306°W / 44.36778; -100.38306
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyStanley
Founded1867
IncorporatedJune 2, 1890[1]
Government
 • MayorGloria Hanson
Area
 • Total3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2)
 • Land3.12 sq mi (8.08 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation1,440 ft (439 m)
Population
 • Total2,115
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
2,142
 • Density678.10/sq mi (261.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57532
Area code605
FIPS code46-22260
GNIS feature ID1267393[3]
Websitefortpierre.com

Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota micropolitan area and the county seat of Stanley County. The population was 2,115 at the 2020 census.[4]

The settlement of Fort Pierre developed around an 1832 trading post and fort situated on the west bank of the Missouri River, near the confluence with its tributary Bad River. An earlier American-owned trading post had been operating nearby since 1817, and in 2017 the city celebrated its bicentennial of continuous permanent settlement.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Pierre, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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