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South Dakota Counties
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South Dakota Counties
There are 66 counties in the state of South Dakota |
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Hughes County, South Dakota
Hughes County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Pierre
Year Organized: 1880
Square Miles: 741 |
Court House: 104 E. Capitol Avenue
County Courthouse
Pierre, SD 57501-2567
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hughes is named for territorial legislator Alexander Hughes.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Hughes County derived its name from the Honorable Alexander Hughes, one-time member of the territorial legislature.
The county as organized by order of Governor Ordway and its official existence commenced on November 26, 1880 with a
county commission meeting. Pierre, being the only town in the county, was designated as the county seat. The citizens of
Pierre won for their city the permanent location of the state capital in a vote in 1890.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,073 kmē), of which, 741
square miles (1,919 kmē) of it is land and 59 square miles (154 kmē) of it (7.42%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Sully County, South Dakota - north
- Hyde County, South Dakota - east
- Lyman County, South Dakota - south and southeast
- Stanley County, South Dakota - south and west
Cities and Towns:
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- Blunt |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Crow Creek |
UT |
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- Harrold |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- North Hughes |
UT |
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- Pierre
(County Seat) |
city |
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- Raber |
township |
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- Valley |
township |
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- West Hughes |
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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