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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.
Fort Pierre Chouteau, also just Fort Pierre, was a major trading post and military outpost in the mid-19th century on the west bank of the Missouri River in what is now central South Dakota. Established in 1832 by Pierre Chouteau, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri , whose family were major fur traders, this facility operated through the 1850s.
Stanley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,980. [1] Its county seat is Fort Pierre. [2] The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1890. [3] It is named for David S. Stanley, a commander at Fort Sully from 1866 to 1874, which was located nearby. [4]
Fort Hutchinson: Yankton: I'm assuming this is suppose to be Fort Hutchson which was located in Yankton County at the mouth of the James River. There was a Fort Hutchinson but it was located in Minnesota. Fort James: 1865: Also known as Fort la Roche or Fort des Roche. Camp Jennison: Roberts: 1863: Fort Lookout: Brule: 1856: Camp Marshall ...
Fort Pierre may refer to: Fort Pierre, South Dakota, a city; Fort Pierre Chouteau, a trading and military outpost in central South Dakota, just north of the city, from 1832 to 1857; New Fort Pierre, a fort located 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles north of the site of Fort Pierre Chouteau from 1859 to 1863
Pierre (/ p ɪər / PEER) is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the seat of Hughes County. [6] The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census , making it the second-least populous U.S. state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont ).
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.