Place:Hughes, South Dakota, United States

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NameHughes
Alt namesHughessource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.417°N 100°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1873 - )
See alsoBuffalo, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alto
Blunt
Canning
De Grey
Gray Goose
Harrold
Oahe
Pierre ( 1500 - )
Rousseau
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hughes County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 17,765, making it the least populous capital county in the nation, and the twelfth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Pierre, which is also the state capital. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1880. It was named for Alexander Hughes, a legislator. On 4 June 1891, the county's area was increased by the addition of Farm Island, in the Missouri River downstream of Pierre.

Hughes County is part of the Pierre, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1873 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 268
1890 5,044
1900 3,684
1910 6,271
1920 5,711
1930 7,009
1940 6,624
1950 8,111
1960 12,725
1970 11,632
1980 14,220
1990 14,817
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