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 22,837 people. This is an increase of 1.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,438 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
- Lesterville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lesterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville<2>
- Mission Hill
- Southeast Yankton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southeast Yankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southeast Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Southeast Yankton
- Utica
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Utica
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica<2>
- Volin
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Volin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin<2>
- West Yankton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on West Yankton
- Yankton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Yankton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton<2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Yankton County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Turner County
- Clay County
- Cedar County
- Knox County
- Bon Homme County
- Hutchinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |