Midwest

Vermillion

Clay County, SD

Population

11,667

Walk Score

81 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$746

Median home value

$192,400

Incorporated

1877

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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