Welcome to Hughes County ...
Time Zone: Hughes County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Pierre is the Seat for Hughes County. Pierre is also the capital of South Dakota.
Hughes County was founded in 1880 and was created by taking area from Buffalo County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hughes had a population of 17,526 people. This is an increase of 2.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,072 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughes represented 2.1% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Hughes County:
- Blunt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek is located in Hughes County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Harrold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Hughes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Hughes is located in Hughes County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Pierre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Hughes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Hughes is located in Hughes County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Hughes County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Hyde County
- Lyman County
- Stanley County
- Sully County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |