Hughes Coonty, Sooth Dakota
Hughes Coonty is a coonty locatit in the U.S. state o Sooth Dakota. As o the 2010 census, the population wis 17,022, makkin it the least populous caipital coonty in the naition.[1] Its coonty seat is Pierre,[2] the state caipital. The coonty wis creatit in 1873 an organisit in 1880.[3] It wis namit for Alexander Hughes, a legislator.[4]
| Hughes Coonty, Sooth Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre | |
| Cairt o Sooth Dakota heichlichtin Hughes Coonty Location in the U.S. state o Sooth Dakota | |
 Sooth Dakota's location in the U.S. | |
| Foondit | 1880 |
| Seat | Pierre |
| Lairgest ceety | Pierre |
| Area | |
| • Tot | 801 sq mi (2,075 km2) |
| • Laund | 742 sq mi (1,922 km2) |
| • Watter | 59 sq mi (153 km2), 7.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 17,555 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional destrict | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Wabsteid | www |
Hughes Coonty is pairt o the Pierre, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geografie
eeditAccordin tae the U.S. Census Bureau, the coonty haes a total aurie o 801 square mile (2,070 km2), o which 742 square mile (1,920 km2) is laund an 59 square mile (150 km2) (7.4%) is watter.[5]
Major heich-gates
eedit
U.S. Highway 14
U.S. Highway 83
South Dakota Highway 34
South Dakota Highway 1804
References
eedit- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 7 Juin 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
- ↑ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived frae the original on 2 Apryle 2018. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 162.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2015.