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Wakonda, SD

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Population
338
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,391 ft
Median Home Value
$107,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$807/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$61,250
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About Wakonda

Wakonda is a quiet, tight-knit town nestled in southeastern South Dakota's farm country. Surrounded by rolling fields of corn and soybeans in rural Clay County, it offers a peaceful lifestyle where neighbors know each other by name. Founded in the late 1880s, the community has held onto its agricultural roots, giving residents wide-open spaces and a relaxed, classic prairie pace.

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Families here are served by the Irene-Wakonda School District, which keeps its elementary school right in town while middle and high school students make the short trip to nearby Irene. Daily life revolves around the local school, small community gatherings, and an easy commute to regional hubs like Vermillion and Yankton for work, shopping, and healthcare. It offers an easygoing, grounded setting for anyone looking to settle into small-town South Dakota.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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