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Welcome to Milbank ...

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


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Milbank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milbank has a population of 3,124 people<3> (see below for details).

Milbank is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Milbank: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milbank had an population of 3,124 people. This is a decrease of 6.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milbank had a population of 3,353 people (or 45.58% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Milbank the county's most populous community.

The population of Milbank represents 0.41% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,353 people, the population of Milbank decreased 7.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,640 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Milbank - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Milbank ...

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

  • Ortonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <5>
  • Wilmot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <5>
  • Big Stone City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
    • Big Stone City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <5>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
  • South Shore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Marietta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
  • Hartford Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
    • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Corona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>

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 Milbank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milbank.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milbank. 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 Milbank.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milbank. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Milbank.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milbank ...

Looking for more information about Milbank? 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 Milbank, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milbank.

Adding Milbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milbank 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 Milbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Milbank post office opened in 1903.

We also found Milbank on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milbank.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milbank.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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