Milbank, South Dakota

Milbank
Milbank, South Dakota
Hollands Grist Windmill, Milbank
Hollands Grist Windmill, Milbank
Motto: 
"You'll Like Milbank"
Location in Grant County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Grant County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°13′10″N 96°38′02″W / 45.21944°N 96.63389°W / 45.21944; -96.63389
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyGrant
Incorporated1881[1]
Government
 • MayorPat Raffety [citation needed]
Area
 • Total
2.86 sq mi (7.40 km2)
 • Land2.77 sq mi (7.19 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 • Total
3,544
 • Density1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57252-57253
Area code605
FIPS code46-42260
GNIS feature ID1267476[3]
Websitewww.milbanksd.com

Milbank is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, United States, located along the South Fork of the Whetstone River. The population was 3,544 at the 2020 census.[5] It is the county seat of Grant County.[6] Milbank is the birthplace of American Legion Baseball. The program was created in Milbank in 1925 and is now enjoyed by high school aged youth on more than five thousand teams in all fifty states.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milbank, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Milbank city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.