What is the population of Hughes County?

The population of Hughes County, SD is 17,336.

Where is Hughes County located?

Hughes County, SD is located at latitude 44.3890300 and longitude -99.9960500. It is in United States.

What is the area of Hughes County?

The area of Hughes County, SD is 2110 km².

What is the elevation of Hughes County?

Hughes County, SD has an elevation of 525 meters (1722 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Hughes County in?

Hughes County, SD is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Hughes County changed?

The population of Hughes County, SD has increased from 17,022 (2010) to 17,336 (2020), a change of 1.8%.

Hughes County, South Dakota

Hughes County: county in Oklahoma, United States

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Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,022 and a population density of 8 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 17,336 inhabitants. Its county seat is Holdenville. The county was created 118 years ago in 1907.

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Hughes County at a glance

Hughes County currently has 4 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Pierre

Population 13,708

Quick Facts about Hughes County

Population	17,336 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	South Dakota (United States)
Different from	Hughes County
Area	2110 km²
Water as percent of area	1.3%
Land as percent of area	98.7%
Latitude & Longitude	44.3890,-99.9961
Named for	William C. Hughes
Altitude	1,650 feet / 503 meters
Capital	Holdenville
Establishment	July 16, 1907
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	18:11:59 (15th April 2026)
Density	8 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	1.81% (2010-2020)
Weather	67℉ Slight Chance Light Rain 7-days weather

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Geography

Hughes County is located at 44°23'21"N 99°59'46"W (44.3890300, -99.9960500). It has 5 neighbors: Coal County, Okfuskee County, Pittsburg County, Pontotoc County and Seminole County.

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The largest city of Hughes County is Pierre with a population of 13,708. Other cities include, Blunt population 352 and Harrold population 128. See all Hughes County cities & populated places.

Hughes County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Hughes County.

City Name	Population	Title
Pierre	13,708	Capital city of South Dakota and county seat of Hughes County
Blunt	352	City in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States
Harrold	128	Town of the United States
Alto	69	Township in Roberts County, South Dakota

Weather

67°F

Slight Chance Light Rain

9 to 14 mph WNW Wednesday

A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Hughes County has 5 neighbours.

Coal County county in Oklahoma, United States
Okfuskee County county in Oklahoma, United States
Pittsburg County county in Oklahoma, United States
Pontotoc County county in Oklahoma, United States
Seminole County county in Oklahoma, United States

Holdenville

Demographics

The population of Hughes County increased by 1.81% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	17,022	-	census
2011	17,310	1.66%	estimation process
2012	17,435	0.72%	estimation process
2013	17,428	-0.04%	estimation process
2014	17,627	1.13%	estimation process
2015	17,555	-0.41%	estimation process
2016	17,604	0.28%	estimation process
2017	17,670	0.37%	estimation process
2018	17,683	0.07%	estimation process
2019	17,526	-0.9%	estimation process
2020	17,336	-1.1%	estimation process

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Hughes County, Oklahoma county in Oklahoma, United States with a population of 13,126 people.

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County Name	Population	Title
Minnehaha County	196,659	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Sioux Falls	157,584	The largest city in South Dakota.
Pennington County	115,926	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Rapid City	77,503	The second most populous city in South Dakota.
Lincoln County	63,019	County in South Dakota, United States
Brown County	38,738	County in South Dakota, United States
Brookings County	35,603	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Meade County	28,588	County in South Dakota, United States
Codington County	28,186	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Lawrence County	26,221	County in South Dakota, United States
Yankton County	22,742	County in South Dakota, United States
Watertown	22,303	City in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States
Davison County	19,812	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Beadle County	18,513	County in South Dakota, United States
Union County	16,192	County in South Dakota, United States
Mitchell	15,697	City in and county seat of Davison County, South Dakota, United States