YANKTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

'Yankton County' is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 21,652. Its county seat is Yankton⁶.

Contents

Geography

Townships

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and Towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,379 km² (533 mi²). 1,351 km² (522 mi²) of it is land and 29 km² (11 mi²) of it (2.08%) is water. It is bordered by the Missouri River.

Townships

The county is divided into nine townships: Gayville, Jamesville, Marindahl, Mayfield, Mission Hill, Turkey Valley, Utica, Volin, Walshtown; and two areas of unorganized territory: Southeast Yankton and West Yankton.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 81 ★ South Dakota Highway 47 ★ South Dakota Highway 50 ★ South Dakota Highway 53

★ South Dakota Highway 153 ★ South Dakota Highway 314

Adjacent Counties

★ Turner County, South Dakota - northeast

★ Clay County, South Dakota - east

★ Cedar County, Nebraska - southeast

★ Knox County, Nebraska - southwest

★ Bon Homme County, South Dakota - west

★ Hutchinson County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 21,652 people, 8,187 households, and 5,403 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (42/mi²). There were 8,840 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/mi²).
There were 8,187 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.
The racial makeup of the county is 95.10% White, 1.16% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Cities and Towns

Cities and Towns By 2000 Census Population
'Yankton'	13,528
'Gayville'	418
'Volin'	207
'Mission Hill'	183
'Lesterville'	158
'Utica'	86

★ Gayville

★ Lesterville

★ Mission Hill

★ Utica

★ Valleyview

★ Volin

★ Yankton

External links

★ Official homepage