Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.
Yankton (right) along the Missouri River with the Meridian Bridge connecting Nebraska, looking west
Patch of the Yankton Police Department
Yankton, as viewed from the Meridian Bridge of the Discovery Bridge crossing the Missouri River and the steeple of the Bishop Martin Marty Chapel in the background
A modern replica of the Dakota Territorial Capitol building stands in Yankton's Riverside Park.
Yankton County, South Dakota
Yankton County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,310, making it the 9th most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Yankton. Yankton County comprises the Yankton, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Yankton.
Missouri River in winter downstream from Yankton, with Nebraska below and South Dakota above. This stretch of the river is part of the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River.
Gavins Point Dam, impounding Lewis and Clark Lake on the Missouri River in the southwestern part of Yankton County.
View of Lewis and Clark Lake from Lewis & Clark Recreation Area along the South Dakota shore, west of Yankton.
