Milbank

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Milbank

Total population

3,525

Median home value

$155,000

31.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,011

Milbank$56k

National$74k

Founded

1880

Elevation351 m

Land area7.36 km²

Weather36°F · Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Frost

Coordinates45.22°, -96.63°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. It is the county seat of Grant County. 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Milbank, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

P

Pug Manders

American football player (1913-1985)

Jack Manders

American football player (1909-1977)

A

Alvin C. Strutz

American judge

M

Mary A. McClure

American politician in South Dakota (1939-2016)

A

Andrew Francis Lockhart

American writer, publisher and poet

Phil Saunders

American lawyer (1920-1997)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Gary
  30.6 mi away · pop. 246
• Claremont Colony
  38.3 mi away
• Roslyn
  45.9 mi away · pop. 147
• Astoria
  45.9 mi away · pop. 142
• New Effington
  46.1 mi away · pop. 269
• Eden
  47 mi away · pop. 221
• Clear Lake
  48.4 mi away · pop. 41
• Lake City
  51.5 mi away · pop. 40
• Badger
  58 mi away · pop. 162
• Rolland Colony
  60.5 mi away
• Pierpont
  61.2 mi away · pop. 161
• Andover
  63.1 mi away · pop. 31

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Milbank

Small-town boy, small-town girl

Eric B. Fowler · 2009

History of Grant county, South Dakota, 1861-1937

Doris Louise Black · 1939

Public building, Milbank, S. Dak

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds

Valley Queen cheese

Robinson, Ronald · 2006

Froelich, Iowa

Marian Beimfohr · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spinystar

Escobaria vivipara

Seen 2026-08-23

rock spikemoss

Selaginella rupestris

Seen 2026-08-23

great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Seen 2026-08-10

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Seen 2026-08-10

Cut-leaf Ironplant

Sideranthus spinulosus

Seen 2026-08-09

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Seen 2026-08-01

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-07-27

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-07-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).