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Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.35889°N 100.37583°W / 44.35889; -100.37583
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Fort Pierre, South Dakota
City
Main and Deadwood streets in Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Main and Deadwood streets in Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Motto: 
"Where The West Begins"
Location in Stanley County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Stanley County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.35889°N 100.37583°W / 44.35889; -100.37583
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyStanley
Founded1867
Incorporated1890[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2)
 • Land3.12 sq mi (8.08 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
1,434 ft (437 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
2,078
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
2,217
 • Density710.80/sq mi (274.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57532
Area code605
FIPS code46-22260[5]
GNIS feature ID1255113[6]
Websitehttp://www.fortpierre.com/

Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota micropolitan area and the county seat of Stanley County. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census.

The settlement of Fort Pierre developed around an 1832 trading post and fort situated on the west bank of the Missouri River, near the confluence with its tributary Bad River. But another American-owned trading post had been operating nearby since 1817, and in 2017 the city celebrated its bicentennial of continuous permanent settlement.

History

On March 30, 1743, Francois and Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye reached the area of present-day Fort Pierre during an expedition west from Quebec, a French colony in present-day Canada.[7] They left a lead plate buried in a hill to claim the land for the King of France.[8] In the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the United States acquired this area and the remainder of France's vast territory west of the Mississippi River.

President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition in 1804 to explore the territory, especially by traveling west to the Upper Missouri and Platte rivers, in the hope of finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean. They met with the Teton Sioux on the south side of the mouth of the Bad River on 24–28 September 1804.

In 1817 fur trader Joseph La Framboise, Jr., an agent for the American Fur Company, established Fort Tecumseh a mile to the north, on what is now La Framboise Island in the Missouri River. The fur trade was highly lucrative and attracted competitors. In 1832, Pierre Chouteau, Jr., a major fur trader from St Louis, replaced that early facility with Fort Pierre Chouteau, a trading post and fort on the west side of the Missouri and north side of the Bad River's mouth.

The city of Fort Pierre gradually developed around the trading post. Fort Pierre celebrated its Bicentennial in 2017, marking 200 years of continuous permanent settlement at the confluence of the Missouri and Bad rivers.

In 1880, the settlement of Pierre was founded on the east side of the Missouri River in Hughes. Because it was centrally located and reached first by the railroad, it was designated by the state legislature as the state capital when South Dakota was admitted as a state.

Geography

Fort Pierre is located at 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.35889°N 100.37583°W / 44.35889; -100.37583 (44.358941, -100.375742).[9] 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 km2), of which 3.11 square miles (8.05 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.[10]

Fort Pierre has been assigned the ZIP code 57532 and the FIPS place code 22260.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880287—
189036025.4%
19003959.7%
1910792100.5%
19208051.6%
1930683−15.2%
194076411.9%
195095124.5%
19602,649178.5%
19701,448−45.3%
19801,78923.5%
19901,8543.6%
20001,9917.4%
20102,0784.4%
2019 (est.)2,217[4]6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
2019 Estimate[4]
Fort Pierre and the adjacent prairie circa 1833. Fort Pierre on the Missouri: aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book Maximilian, Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834

2010 census

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 2,078 people, 893 households, and 586 families living in the city. The population density was 668.2 inhabitants per square mile (258.0/km2). There were 959 housing units at an average density of 308.4 per square mile (119.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.4% White, 0.3% African American, 6.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 893 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,991 people, 810 households, and 538 families living in the city. The population density was 686.6 people per square mile (265.1/km2). There were 875 housing units at an average density of 301.8 per square mile (116.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.16% White, 0.20% African American, 5.22% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 810 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $41,181, and the median income for a family was $47,885. Males had a median income of $29,948 versus $21,208 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,478. About 7.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

The data here are for a weather station 17 miles west-southwest of Fort Pierre, near Wendte. Fort Pierre's reading of 120 °F is tied for the highest temperature recorded in the state of South Dakota (the other occurrence of 120 °F was at Gann Valley in 1934).[12]

Climate data for Fort Pierre, SD
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 75
(24) 		76
(24) 		88
(31) 		99
(37) 		105
(41) 		111
(44) 		120
(49) 		111
(44) 		110
(43) 		101
(38) 		87
(31) 		75
(24) 		120
(49)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 33.5
(0.8) 		38.6
(3.7) 		49.9
(9.9) 		62.5
(16.9) 		72.8
(22.7) 		82.5
(28.1) 		90.3
(32.4) 		90.1
(32.3) 		80.6
(27.0) 		64.4
(18.0) 		47.7
(8.7) 		35.0
(1.7) 		62.3
(16.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8.2
(−13.2) 		12.8
(−10.7) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		34.1
(1.2) 		45.2
(7.3) 		55.5
(13.1) 		61.5
(16.4) 		59.4
(15.2) 		48.5
(9.2) 		35.0
(1.7) 		21.3
(−5.9) 		10.7
(−11.8) 		34.6
(1.5)
Record low °F (°C) −44
(−42) 		−47
(−44) 		−26
(−32) 		2
(−17) 		19
(−7) 		32
(0) 		43
(6) 		37
(3) 		18
(−8) 		−3
(−19) 		−16
(−27) 		−40
(−40) 		−47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.34
(8.6) 		0.51
(13) 		1.08
(27) 		1.99
(51) 		2.53
(64) 		2.78
(71) 		2.19
(56) 		1.66
(42) 		1.41
(36) 		1.33
(34) 		0.53
(13) 		0.37
(9.4) 		16.72
(425)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.2
(13) 		6.1
(15) 		5.7
(14) 		3.2
(8.1) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.8
(2.0) 		3.5
(8.9) 		4.8
(12) 		29.4
(73.25)
Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?sd3076

Media

AM Radio

FM Radio

Television

The Capital Journal is the local newspaper.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ Hogan, Edward Patrick; Fouberg, Erin Hogan (2001). The Geography of South Dakota (Third ed.). Sioux Falls, SD: The Center for Western Studies – Augustana College. ISBN 0-931170-79-6.
  8. ^ "Vérendrye Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  11. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Enloe. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) | Extremes | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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