The Pierre Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in South Dakota

South Dakota

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, anchored by the city of Pierre

Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 19,253 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 19,761).

Communities

• Cities
  • Blunt
    Blunt, South Dakota
    Blunt is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 354 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Fort Pierre
    Fort Pierre, South Dakota
    Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stanley County. Lily Park, in Fort Pierre, is situated at the mouth of the Bad River. The...
    
    
  • Pierre
    Pierre, South Dakota
    Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...
    
     (Principal city)

• Towns
  • Harrold
    Harrold, South Dakota
    Harrold is a town in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harrold is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Canning
  • Hayes
    Hayes, South Dakota
    Hayes is an unincorporated community in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Hayes has been assigned the ZIP code of 57537....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 19,253 people, 7,623 households, and 5,085 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 89.51% White, 0.19% African American, 8.15% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $42,070, and the median income for a family was $49,216. Males had a median income of $31,070 versus $21,777 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $20,495.