Milbank | |
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City | |
Milbank, South Dakota | |
Holland Grist Windmill, Milbank
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Motto: "You'll Like Milbank" | |
Location in Grant County and the state of South Dakota |
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Coordinates: 45°13′7″N 96°38′1″W / 45.21861°N 96.63361°WCoordinates: 45°13′7″N 96°38′1″W / 45.21861°N 96.63361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Grant |
Incorporated | 1881 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dale Aesoph |
Area | |
• Total | 2.84 sq mi (7.36 km2) |
• Land | 2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,353 |
• Estimate (2015) | 3,192 |
• Density | 1,214.9/sq mi (469.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 57252-57253 |
Area code(s) | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-42260 |
GNIS feature ID | 1256459 |
Website | City of Milbank |
Milbank is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, along the South Fork of the Whetstone River. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. In 1925 The American Legion Department of South Dakota established a new program for high school aged youth that grew into a national program. Milbank is the birthplace of American Legion Baseball played in all fifty states by more than five thousand teams.
Milbank is located at 45°13′7″N 96°38′1″W / 45.21861°N 96.63361°W (45.218583, -96.633721).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.84 square miles (7.36 km2), of which, 2.76 square miles (7.15 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.
Milbank has been assigned the ZIP code range 57252-57253 and the FIPS place code 42260.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,353 people, 1,508 households, and 898 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,214.9 inhabitants per square mile (469.1/km2). There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 609.8 per square mile (235.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.