About 14,000 people.

Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, where the state's leaders make important decisions. It is a small, calm city sitting right on the Missouri River.
Tour the beautiful gold-domed State Capitol, learn cool stories at the Cultural Heritage Center museum, and fish or boat on the wide river.
Pierre's grand Capitol building has a shiny dome and pretty grounds with a peaceful lake. Visitors can walk inside and see where the state's laws are made.
The wide Missouri River flows right past Pierre, offering great fishing, boating and riverside trails where you might spot deer and birds.