Yankton County, South Dakota
25 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 23,414
- Median household income
- $72,821
- ±7,170
- Unemployed
- 1.4%
- 163 of 11,833 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.1%
- 8,347 of 9,695 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Yankton | 23,297 (2021) | 321 W 3rd St, Yankton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Yankton | 15,453 (2021) | Po Box 176, Yankton | Website |
| Town of Gayville | 372 (2021) | Po Box 162, Gayville | — |
| Town of Lesterville | 112 (2021) | Po Box 36, Lesterville | — |
| Town of Mission Hill | 187 (2021) | Po Box 78, Mission Hill | — |
| Town of Utica | 70 (2021) | Po Box 65, Utica | — |
| Town of Volin | 155 (2021) | Po Box 175, Volin | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Gayville | 187 (2021) | 31321 451st Ave, Gayville | — |
| Township of Jamesville | 236 (2021) | 43503 292nd St, Menno | — |
| Township of Marindahl | 156 (2021) | 44742 302nd St, Volin | — |
| Township of Mayfield | 179 (2021) | 44327 296th St, Irene | — |
| Township of Mission Hill | 350 (2021) | 30480 Ne Jim River Rd, Mission Hill | — |
| Township of Turkey Valley | 162 (2021) | 29232 448th Ave, Irene | — |
| Township of Utica | 850 (2021) | 30793 435th Ave, Yankton | — |
| Township of Volin | 247 (2021) | 30373 452nd Ave, Volin | — |
| Township of Walshtown | 150 (2021) | 44238 302nd St, Mission Hill | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Landing Road District | Highways | 110 Calumet DR., Yankton | — |
| Marina Dell Road District | Highways | 142 Katherine Way, Yankton | — |
| Irene Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 120 S Clark, Irene | — |
| Menno Fire District | Local fire protection | 29368 431st Ave, Lesterville | — |
| Tabor Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 30629 426th Ave, Tabor | — |
| Viborg Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 44075 291st St, Menno | — |
| Yankton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 333, Yankton | — |
| Planning and Development District 3 | Other single function districts | Po Box 687, Yankton | — |
| Yankton County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2914 Broadway Ave, Yankton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
School district3 schools
100 Kingsbury St, Gayville, SD, 57031
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Yankton School District 63-3
School district6 schools
2410 West City Limits Road, Yankton, SD, 57078
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Corps of Discovery Welcome Center Farmers Market ()
Freeman Farmers' Market (Freeman)
Verdigre Farmers' Market (Verdigre)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.