Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton, South Dakota | |
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Yankton (right) along the Missouri River with the Meridian Bridge connecting Nebraska, looking west | |
| Nickname: "Mother City of the Dakotas" | |
Location in Yankton County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′02″N 97°21′54″W / 42.88389°N 97.36500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Yankton |
| Incorporated | 1869[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 8.91 sq mi (23.08 km2) |
| • Land | 8.67 sq mi (22.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,243 ft (379 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 15,411 |
| • Density | 1,777.51/sq mi (686.31/km2) |
| • Metro | 23,310 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 57078-57079 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-73060[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267665[3] |
| Website | cityofyankton.org |
Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It became a city in 1889,[6] and 15,411 people lived there at the 2020 census.[4] Yankton is located near the Missouri River.
References
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankton, South Dakota
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Yankton city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
Other websites
- City of Yankton website Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
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