Pierre

Summary

Pierre is a city in the United States^[1]. Pierre ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pierre is located in Hughes County^[3].
• Pierre is in the country of United States^[4].
• Pierre is on the body of water Missouri River^[5].
• Pierre's head of government is recorded as Steve Harding^[6].
• Pierre's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Pierre's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Pierre's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States^[9].
• Pierre's shares border with is recorded as Fort Pierre^[10].
• Pierre's shares border with is recorded as Stanley County^[11].
• Pierre Chouteau Jr. is named after Pierre^[12].
• Pierre's postal code is recorded as 57501^[13].
• Pierre's Commons category is recorded as Pierre, South Dakota^[14].
• Pierre's local dialing code is recorded as 605^[15].
• 1880 marks the founding of Pierre^[16].
• Pierre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.36836111111111, 'lon': -100.35113888888888}^[17].
• Pierre's official website is recorded as http://ci.pierre.sd.us/^[18].
• Pierre's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofpierre.org/^[19].
• Pierre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pierre, South Dakota^[20].
• Pierre's Commons gallery is recorded as Pierre, South Dakota^[21].
• Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+12906'}^[22].
• Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+13646'}^[23].
• Pierre has a population of {'amount': '+14091'}^[24].
• Pierre's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Pierre, South Dakota^[25].
• Pierre's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Pierre's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[27].

Body

Geography

Pierre is in the country of United States^[4]. Pierre is located in Hughes County^[3]. Pierre is on the body of water Missouri River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+33851144'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.851335'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.795206'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.740238'}^[31], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.054968'}^[32]. Pierre sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+442'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12906'}^[22], {'amount': '+13646'}^[23], and {'amount': '+14091'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States^[7], county seat^[8], and state or insular area capital of the United States^[9].

History and Context

1880 marks the founding of Pierre^[16]. Pierre Chouteau Jr. is named after Pierre^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pierre include USS Pierre^[34], a littoral combat ship^[35] and Pierre Regional Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Pierre ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).^[2] Pierre has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Pierre is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Pierre include USS Pierre^[34], a littoral combat ship^[35] and Pierre Regional Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].