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Your guide to Yankton, South Dakota assisted living facilities. With so many senior housing options available, how do you know which one is right for your family?
Our Senior Living Advisors live in the Yankton area and can provide you with an insider's view of local communities including pricing information and distinctive features.
Request information online by filling out the form to the right or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Yankton assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
The official website for the city of Yankton is http://www.cityofyankton.org/.
Cities near Yankton offering memory care options
Saint Helena | Mission Hill | Fordyce | Gayville | Volin | Crofton | Lesterville | Wynot | Wakonda | Maskell | Coleridge -
Assisted Living Costs in Nearby Cities
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Facts about Yankton
Yankton is also known as: Yankton County / Yankton city.
And some of the notable people born here have been: Charles D. Gemar (soldier and astronaut), Adam Vinatieri (american football player), Frank Kloucek (farmer), and Dave Knudson (lawyer).
And featured attractions of Yankton: Human Services Center, Yankton Historic Commercial District, Endre B. Gunderson Farmstead, Schaffer Farmstead, and Bishop Marty Rectory.
Yankton is represented by City Manager David Cardaand Mayor Amy Nelson.
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 22,696 as of 2013.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.
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Population shifts in Yankton
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Average temperatures in Yankton
Line in orange is average highs...line in blue is average lows.
Average rainfall in Yankton
