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South Dakota lies in both the Mountain Time Zone and the Central Time Zone. Mountain Time contains most of the western half of the state, including Mount Rushmore. Rapid City is the largest city in the Mountain Time portion of the state. Central Time contains the eastern half of the state, including the state capital, Pierre, and the largest ...
Across the Missouri River from Fort Pierre is the state capital of South Dakota, Pierre. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.16 square miles (8.18 km 2 ), of which 3.11 square miles (8.05 km 2 ) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km 2 ) is water.
Stanley County is on the western end of counties which observe Central Time, and its residents are split east–west in their time observance. [8] Although Fort Pierre, the seat of Stanley County, is located in the Mountain Time Zone, most residents of the city use Central Time because of close social and economic ties with Pierre, which is ...
Two time zones cover South Dakota; the state is split roughly in half between the Central Time Zone in the east and the Mountain Time Zone in the west. [9] The boundary between the two zones runs south down the Missouri River until Pierre, at which point the boundary roughly continues due south while the river turns southeast.
Pierre (/ p ɪər / PEER) is the state capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. [6] The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census , making it the 2nd least populous US state capital after Montpelier , Vermont .
Hayes is an unincorporated village in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. [1] It is also a part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community's name honors John and William Hayes, early settlers. [2]
Hughes County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,765, making it the least populous capital county in the nation, and the 12th most populous county in South Dakota. [1] Its county seat is Pierre, [2] which is also the state capital. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1880.
The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time; the western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time. Potter County is the westernmost of the SD counties to observe Central Time. [7]