Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County. It is in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, United States, and is the state's 12th-most populous city. According to the 2020 census, the population was 11,695. The city lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.
Midwest
Vermillion
Clay County, SD
Population
11,667
Walk Score
81 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$746
Median home value
$192,400
Incorporated
1877
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bluff Historic District · listed 2016
- Downtown Vermillion Historic District · listed 2003
- Forest Avenue Historic District · listed 1979
- Forest Avenue Historic District (Boundary Clarification and Additional Documentation) · listed 2012
- Jolley Historic District · listed 2022
- University Historic District · listed 1975
- University of South Dakota Historic Core District · listed 2025
Notable landmarks
- Armory, Old,-Vermillion · listed 2002
- Austin-Whittemore House · listed 1972
- Bluff View Cemetery Chapel · listed 2006
- Brookman House · listed 2023
- Clay County Courthouse · listed 1983
- Colton House · listed 2007
- First Baptist Church of Vermillion · listed 1982
- First Congregational Church, Vermillion · listed 2021
- First Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 2004
- First National Bank Building of Vermillion · listed 1986
- Gunderson House · listed 2001
- Inman House · listed 1976
- Jacobson, Basil H. & Frances, House · listed 2022
- Linden House · listed 2001
- Old Main · listed 1973
- Prentis Park · listed 2001
- Rice Farm · listed 1978
- South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-130-176 · listed 2001
- South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-133-170 · listed 2001
- South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170 · listed 2000
- Spirit Mound · listed 1974
- St. Agnes Catholic Church · listed 1995
- Vermillion-Andrew Carnegie Library · listed 1983
- Willey, E. H., House · listed 1982
- Yusten House · listed 2007
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