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Plankinton is a city in and county seat of Aurora County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 781 at the 2020 census.

Plankinton city overview:
Name:	Plankinton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	Aurora County
Incorporated:	1887
Elevation:	1,526 ft (465 m)
Total Area:	0.76 sq mi (1.98 km²)
Land Area:	0.76 sq mi (1.98 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	781
Population Density:	1,023.59/sq mi (395.03/km²)
ZIP code:	57368
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4650020
GNISfeature ID:	1257087
Website:	www.plankinton.com

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History

Plankinton sprang up with the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to the area in 1880. The town was named for Milwaukee-based meatpacker and railroad official John Plankinton.

The voters approved the incorporation of Plankinton as a village in an election on September 7, 1882. The first officials were elected on September 22, 1882. The first village trustees were C. Thompson, C.C. Irons, T.C. Granger, W.H. Ferguson.

On 7 October 1897, the girls’ dormitory at the State Industrial School in town burned, killing seven people.

Plankinton was home to an annual wheat palace, which became a successful regional attraction and inspired the Corn Palace in nearby Mitchell. The first Grain Palace in South Dakota opened in Plankinton on September 29, 1891, while the last closed in October 1892.