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Welcome to Yankton County ...

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

The community of Yankton is the Seat for Yankton County.

Yankton County was founded in 1862.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yankton had a population of 22,814 people. This is an increase of 1.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,436 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yankton represented 2.76% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Yankton County:

  • Gayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lesterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southeast Yankton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southeast Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southeast Yankton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
  • Volin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Volin is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <2>
  • West Yankton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yankton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
  • Yankton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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