Yankton, South Dakota

Current Weather

The city of Yankton is located in Yankton County and is the county seat.

Yankton is 380 feet [115.82 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Oregon has a community that is also named Yankton.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Yankton had a population of 13,528 people^<2> (or 62.62% of the total population of Yankton County). The population of Yankton represented 1.79% of the total of South Dakota, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Yankton had a population of 13,798 people. This is an increase of 2% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Yankton.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Crofton (NE)	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	684	9.28% decrease
	Hartington (NE)	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,480	9.76% decrease
	Wynot (NE)	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	161	15.71% decrease
	Gayville	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	401	4.07% decrease
	Irene	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	404	6.48% decrease
	Southeast Bon Homme	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Yankton.

Websites for Yankton

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The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Yankton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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