Yankton, South Dakota
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Yankton, the Missouri River, and the Meridian Bridge to Nebraska
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| Nickname(s): "Mother City of the Dakotas" | |
 Location in Yankton County and the state of South Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′54″N 97°23′33″W / 42.88167°N 97.39250°WCoordinates: 42°52′54″N 97°23′33″W / 42.88167°N 97.39250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Yankton |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | David Carda |
| • City Manager | Amy Nelson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.45 sq mi (21.89 km2) |
| • Land | 8.21 sq mi (21.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,454 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,557 |
| • Density | 1,760.5/sq mi (679.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 57078-57079 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-73060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1259091 |
| Website | City of Yankton |
Yankton is a city in, and the county seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,454 at the 2010 census. Yankton is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Yankton County, and which had an estimated population of 22,702 as of July 1, 2015.
Yankton was the first capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota (Sioux) Native Americans; Yankton is derived from the Nakota word I-hank-ton-wan ("the end village"). Yankton is located on the Missouri River just downstream of the Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and just upstream of the confluence with the James River. The United States National Park Service's headquarters for the Missouri National Recreational River are located in the city. The Human Services Center was established as a psychiatric hospital in 1882 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Yankton is commonly referred to as the "River City", due to its proximity to the Missouri River and the importance that the river played in the city's settlement and development. Yankton has also earned the nickname, "Mother City of the Dakotas", due to the early important role it played in the creation and development of the Dakota Territory, which later became the 39th and 40th U.S. states of North and South Dakota, respectively.
Yankton is located at 42°52′54″N 97°23′33″W / 42.88167°N 97.39250°W (42.881647, -97.392485). in southern South Dakota on the state's border with Nebraska. The city is located on one of the last free-flowing, natural stretches of the Missouri River; this segment of the river, between Gavins Point Dam four miles west of Yankton, and Ponca State Park in Nebraska, has been designated by the U.S. National Park Service as the Missouri National Recreational River. The city is located approximately six miles west of the point where the James River flows into the Missouri. The central business district of the city is located on a natural landing along the Missouri River, and city rises in the west to "Mount Marty" (actually a high bluff along the river). The city is also intersected by the Marne Creek, which also flows into the Missouri River.
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