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Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Location in Stanley County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.35889, -100.37583
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Stanley
Area
- Total	2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
- Land	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	1,434 ft (437 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,991
- Density	686.6/sq mi (262/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	57532
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-22260GR2
GNIS feature ID	1255113GR3

Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stanley County.^GR6 Lily Park, in Fort Pierre, is situated at the mouth of the Bad River. The site where the Lewis and Clark Expedition met with the Teton Sioux is located nearby. It derives its name from Pierre Chouteau, Jr., a fur trader who established the fort.

Fort Pierre is located at 44°21′32″N, 100°22′33″W (44.358941, -100.375742)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.69%) is water.

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

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,991 people, 810 households, and 538 families residing in the city. The population density was 265.1/km² (686.6/mi²). There were 875 housing units at an average density of 116.5/km² (301.8/mi²). 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.

Fort Pierre and the adjacent prairie, 1832-1834

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.

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.

• John C. Waldron -World War II aviator from Fort Pierre.
• Walter Dale Miller -Former governor who resides there part of the time.
• Casey Tibbs -American cowboy and actor.

• Fort Pierre, South Dakota is at coordinates 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.358941, -100.375742Coordinates: 44°21′32″N 100°22′33″W / 44.358941, -100.375742