| Lake Yankton | |
|---|---|
  Lake Yankton | |
| Location | Lyon County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°14′47″N95°51′51″W / 44.24639°N 95.86417°W Coordinates: 44°14′47″N95°51′51″W / 44.24639°N 95.86417°W |
| Type | lake |
Lake Yankton is a lake in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]
Lake Yankton was named for the Yankton Dakota. [2]
The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations peoples in North America. The term is an exonym created from a French transcription of the Anishinaabe term "Nadouessioux", and can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or to any of the nation's many language dialects. The modern Sioux consist of two major divisions based on language divisions: the Dakota and Lakota.
Yankton County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 22,438. Its county seat is Yankton. Yankton County comprises the Yankton, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Nobles County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,378. Its county seat is Worthington.
Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 25,857. Its county seat is Marshall.
Yankton is a city in, and the County seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, U.S. 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 22,662 as of July 1, 2017. Yankton was the first capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Western Dakota people; Yankton is derived from the Dakota word I-hank-ton-wan.
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Chan Gurney Municipal Airport is three miles north of Yankton, in Yankton County, South Dakota. It is named for John Chandler "Chan" Gurney, a native of Yankton who was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I and later became a U.S. Senator. The airport covers 458 acres (185 ha) and has two runways.
The Dakota are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota.
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Beaver Lake is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States.
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Yankton County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is 60 acres (24 ha) and lies directly below Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and is adjacent to Lake Yankton. The area is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and boating. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Yankton.