Yankton, South Dakota

Yankton, South Dakota
City
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 / 42.88389; -97.36500
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Yankton
Incorporated	1869[1]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	1,243 ft (379 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• 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.

1. ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankton, South Dakota
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "QuickFacts: Yankton city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.