Welcome to Yankton ...

The city of Yankton is located in Yankton County<1> and is the County Seat for Yankton County.

The location of Yankton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yankton has a population of 14,700 people<3> (see below for details).

Yankton is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Yankton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Yankton: (605)

Websites for Yankton ...

Official Website:   www.cityofyankton.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanktonsd.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yankton had an population of 14,700 people. This is an increase of 1.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yankton had a population of 14,454 people (which is 64.42% of the total population of Yankton County). This makes Yankton the county's most populous community.

The population of Yankton represents 1.78% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,454 people, the population of Yankton increased 6.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,528 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yankton.

Communities Also Named Yankton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yankton - they are located in Kansas and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yankton.

Communities near Yankton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yankton.

• Hartington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
  • Hartington is located in Cedar County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <5>
• Crofton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Knox County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <5>
• Irene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <5>
• Tabor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <5>
• Gayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <5>
• Wakonda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
  • Wakonda is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <5>
• Jamesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
• Meckling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling
  • Meckling is located in Clay County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meckling <5>
• Westreville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
  • Westreville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
• Mayfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yankton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yankton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yankton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yankton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankton. Our list includes 46 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yankton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankton ...

Looking for more information about Yankton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yankton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yankton.

Adding Yankton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yankton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yankton post office opened in 1860.

We also found Yankton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yankton: www.cityofyankton.org/

The official website for Yankton County: www.co.yankton.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/