About Milbank
Milbank is a small town in northeastern South Dakota counting 3,545 people who proudly call it home.
Milbank holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,280 residents per square mile.
📰 Milbank News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Milbank Unique
- A top-25 city in South Dakota by population (#22 of 310 incorporated places).
- The only place in America named Milbank — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in northeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Milbank
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- China Panda — chinese
- Guadalupe's — mexican
- Habanero's — mexican
- Lantern Supper Club — american
- Millstone Family Restaurant — american
- Pizza Ranch — pizza
- Simply Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- The Bank (café)
- milbank restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Grant County Historical Museum · Museum
- Old School Museums · Museum
- Valley Queen Heritage Center · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Milbank
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Milbank
- Blue Sky Colony - 04
- Milbank Elementary - 03
- Milbank High School - 01
- Milbank Middle School - 02
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.