Yankton, South Dakota - wikipedia Yankton, South Dakota Yankton City Yankton, South Dakota Yankton, the Missouri River, and the Meridian Bridge to Nebraska Nickname ( s ) : `` Mother City of the Dakotas '' Location in Yankton County and the state of South Dakota Yankton Location in the United States Coordinates : 42 ° 52 ′ 54 '' N 97 ° 23 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.88167 ° N 97.39250 ° W ﻿ / 42.88167 ; - 97.39250 Coordinates : 42 ° 52 ′ 54 '' N 97 ° 23 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.88167 ° N 97.39250 ° W ﻿ / 42.88167 ; - 97.39250 Country United States State South Dakota County Yankton Incorporated 1869 Government Type Commission - Manager Mayor Jake Hoffner City Manager Amy Nelson Area Total 8.45 sq mi ( 21.89 km ) Land 8.21 sq mi ( 21.26 km ) Water 0.24 sq mi ( 0.62 km ) Elevation 1,211 ft ( 369 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 14,454 Estimate ( 2015 ) 14,557 Density 1,760.5 / sq mi ( 679.7 / km ) Time zone Central ( CST ) ( UTC - 6 ) Summer ( DST ) CDT ( UTC - 5 ) ZIP codes 57078 - 57079 Area code ( s ) 605 FIPS code 46 - 73060 GNIS feature ID 1259091 Website City of Yankton Yankton is a city in, and the county seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,454 at the 2010 census. Yankton is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Yankton County, and which had an estimated population of 22,702 as of July 1, 2015. Yankton was the first capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota ( Sioux ) Native Americans ; Yankton is derived from the Nakota word I - hank - ton - wan ( `` the end village '' ). Yankton is located on the Missouri River just downstream of the Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and just upstream of the confluence with the James River. The United States National Park Service 's headquarters for the Missouri National Recreational River are located in the city. The Human Services Center was established as a psychiatric hospital in 1882 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Yankton is commonly referred to as the `` River City '', due to its proximity to the Missouri River and the importance that the river played in the city 's settlement and development. Yankton has also earned the nickname, `` Mother City of the Dakotas '', due to the early important role it played in the creation and development of the Dakota Territory, which later became the 39th and 40th U.S. states of North and South Dakota, respectively. Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 2.1 2010 Census 2.2 2000 Census 3 History 3.1 Native inhabitants 3.2 Dakota territorial capital 3.3 Yankton Stockade 3.4 Yankton College 3.5 River Port and the Flood of 1881 3.6 National Register of Historic Places 4 Education 5 Recreation 6 Transportation 7 Media 7.1 Radio 7.1. 1 AM radio 7.1. 2 FM radio 8 Culture 9 Sports 9.1 Special sporting events 10 Contemporary culture 11 Notable people 12 See also 13 References 14 External links Geography A view of Yankton, South Dakota from the Meridian Pedestrian Bridge, showing the Missouri River, Discovery Bridge and the steeple of the Bishop Martin Marty Chapel. Yankton is located at 42 ° 52 ′ 54 '' N 97 ° 23 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.88167 ° N 97.39250 ° W ﻿ / 42.88167 ; - 97.39250 ( 42.881647, - 97.392485 ). in southern South Dakota on the state 's border with Nebraska. The city is located on one of the last free - flowing, natural stretches of the Missouri River ; this segment of the river, between Gavins Point Dam four miles west of Yankton, and Ponca State Park in Nebraska, has been designated by the U.S. National Park Service as the Missouri National Recreational River. The city is located approximately six miles west of the point where the James River flows into the Missouri. The central business district of the city is located on a natural landing along the Missouri River, and city rises in the west to `` Mount Marty '' ( actually a high bluff along the river ). The city is also intersected by the Marne Creek, which also flows into the Missouri River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.45 square miles ( 21.89 km ), of which, 8.21 square miles ( 21.26 km ) is land and 0.24 square miles ( 0.62 km ) is water. Yankton has been assigned the ZIP codes 57078 - 57079 and the FIPS place code 73060. Demographics Gavins Point Dam ( foreground ) with Lewis and Clark Lake in the background Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1880 3,431 -- 1890 3,670 7.0 % 1900 4,125 12.4 % 1910 3,787 − 8.2 % 1920 5,024 32.7 % 1930 6,072 20.9 % 1940 6,798 12.0 % 1950 7,709 13.4 % 1960 9,279 20.4 % 1970 11,919 28.5 % 1980 12,011 0.8 % 12,703 5.8 % 2000 13,528 6.5 % 14,454 6.8 % Est. 2016 14,566 0.8 % U.S. Decennial Census 2015 Estimate 2010 Census As of the census of 2010, there were 14,454 people, 5,909 households, and 3,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,760.5 inhabitants per square mile ( 679.7 / km ). There were 6,365 housing units at an average density of 775.3 per square mile ( 299.3 / km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.1 % White, 2.1 % African American, 2.3 % Native American, 0.7 % Asian, 1.3 % from other races, and 1.6 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4 % of the population. There were 5,909 households of which 27.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1 % were married couples living together, 10.1 % had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5 % had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3 % were non-families. 37.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 20.9 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 9 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 26 % were from 25 to 44 ; 26.1 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 17.9 % were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5 % male and 49.5 % female. 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 13,528 people, 5,369 households, and 3,232 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,743.2 people per square mile ( 673.1 / km2 ). There were 5,735 housing units at an average density of 739.0 per square mile ( 285.3 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.35 % White, 1.64 % African American, 1.58 % Native American, 0.50 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 0.90 % from other races, and 0.99 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46 % of the population. There were 5,369 households out of which 29.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5 % were married couples living together, 9.8 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8 % were non-families. 34.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out with 23.4 % under the age of 18, 9.8 % from 18 to 24, 28.2 % from 25 to 44, 21.4 % from 45 to 64, and 17.2 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,843, and the median income for a family was $44,009. Men had a median income of $29,012 versus $20,577 for women. The per capita income for the city was $17,954. About 6.2 % of families and 10.2 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8 % of those under age 18 and 9.1 % of those age 65 or over. According to the 2003 Coldwell Banker Housing Price Comparison Index ( HPCI ), Yankton was found to have the lowest housing costs of any municipal entity in the entire United States. This is no longer the case as of the 2005 HPCI. History Native inhabitants The site of Yankton was occupied by the Yankton Sioux ( Nakota ) prior to the arrival of European settlers. As part of the vast Louisiana Purchase, the site of Yankton was visited by Lewis and Clark in 1804. In the journals of the expedition, the explorers write of a meeting on August 30, 1804 with members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe on a Missouri River bluff presently known as Calumet Bluff. As recently as 1857, the present day site of Yankton was occupied by a village of Yankton Sioux led by Chief Pa - le - ne - a-pa - pe ( `` Struck by the Ree '' ). Two years later, with the signing of the Yankton Treaty of 1858, the land was opened for settlement. The city was founded where the small Rhine Creek ( renamed Marne Creek in World War I ) flowed into the Missouri River. The city grew as a stop for steamboats to take on fresh water and supplies, especially after steamboat traffic boomed when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Dakota Territory in 1861. A modern replica of the Dakota Territorial Capitol building stands in Yankton 's Riverside Park. Dakota territorial capital With two days left in his term, President James Buchanan signed a law on March 2, 1861 creating Dakota Territory. Yankton was designated as the territorial capital, and newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln appointed his personal physician, William A. Jayne of Springfield, Illinois, as the first territorial governor. The territorial capitol building, a plain, two - story wooden structure, was located at the intersection of Fourth and Capitol Streets ; the original structure has been demolished, but a replica of the building has been constructed in Yankton 's Riverside Park. Yankton served as the territorial capital until 1883 when the capital was moved to Bismarck ( presently in North Dakota ). Yankton stockade In response to the Dakota War of 1862 in western Minnesota, Governor Jayne issued a proclamation on August 30, 1862 requiring every male between the ages of 18 and 50 in every settlement in eastern Dakota, be formed into militias to protect against expected attacks from the Native Americans. In response, the Yankton militia built a stockade at the corner of Third Street and Broadway Avenue of approximately 200,000 square feet. Settlers from the surrounding area, and as far away as Sioux Falls and Bon Homme County, fled to Yankton in order to seek shelter in the structure. Although roving bands of Native Americans did approach Yankton over the course of several weeks, no attack ensued, and the stockade was eventually abandoned and torn down. Although no remnants of the stockcade remain, a monument can now be found at the site of the stockade memorializing this event. Among the most notable events that occurred in Yankton while capital, Jack McCall, murderer of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood on August 2, 1876, was tried in Yankton for Hickok 's murder, found guilty, and was hanged on March 1, 1877 at the age of 24. His body is buried in a Yankton cemetery. The conservatory building on the former Yankton College campus - now a federal prison. Yankton College Due to the urging of the Reverend Joseph Ward of Yankton, the General Association of Congregational Churches in Dakota Territory voted in May 1881 to establish `` Pilgrim College '' in Yankton, which was to be the first private institution of higher learning in Dakota. When the college was incorporated in August 1881, the name had been changed to `` Yankton College ''. Classes commenced in October 1882, and Yankton College played a prominent role in the city for over 100 years. Then, in 1983, the small liberal arts college was forced to close due to financial insolvency. After remaining vacant for several years, the historic campus, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was purchased by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons for use as a minimum security prison. The Federal Prison Camp -- Yankton houses approximately 850 male inmates. River port and the flood of 1881 Since its founding, Yankton enjoyed a natural advantage as a steamboat landing along the Missouri River due to the fact that its landing stretched along the entire length of the town 's riverfront. The first steamboat to reach Yankton from St. Louis arrived in 1859, providing goods and supplies to settlers and fur - traders in upper and central Dakota. After that, the city continued to grow, particularly after gold was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874 and prospectors rushed into Dakota Territory. By 1880, Yankton had become an established riverboat port on the Missouri River, but the city 's status as an important port was literally crushed on March 27, 1881 when an ice dam on the Missouri River burst, sending flood waters and giant blocks of ice flowing towards the town. A view of Yankton 's riverfront after the flood of March 1881. The resulting flood waters continued to accumulate behind the debris, and by March 29, the town 's riverfront and downtown were covered in water, ice and rock, destroying or stranding several riverboats that were moored there. As a result of this flood, and the expansion of railroads as a preferred method of shipping goods ( the railroad reached Yankton in 1872, and the rest of Dakota throughout the 1870s ), Yankton 's river boat traffic was reduced, and the city 's role as a prominent stopping point on the way west dwindled over the next several years. Francis Marion Ziebach established the second newspaper in the area that became South Dakota, the Weekly Dakotan, in Yankton on June 6, 1861, bringing his outfit from Sioux Falls by team and wagon. A second newspaper, started by Francis Marion Ziebach, is still published today as the Yankton Press and Dakotan. In 1882, the Human Services Center was established as a psychiatric hospital. On June 2, 1883, Dakota Territory Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway moved the territorial capital from Yankton to Bismarck, present - day North Dakota. National Register of Historic Places A Sample of Historic Structures in Yankton, South Dakota Gov. Pennington House Ohlman - Shannon House Charles Gurney Hotel Bruce - Donaldson House Bishop Marty House As evidence of its rich historical past, Yankton has 26 individual properties and 6 historic districts within the city listed on the National Register of Historic Places, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. Each individual district contains several structures, and include : the Yankton ( residential ) Historic District, the Yankton College Historic District, the Yankton High School Historic District, the Yankton Historic Commercial District the House of Gurney Historic District, and the South Dakota Human Services Center campus. Education Yankton is served by the Yankton Public School District ( K - 12 ), Sacred Heart Catholic School ( pK - 8 ), and Mount Marty College. Yankton was once home to Yankton College ; founded in 1881, it was the first liberal arts college in the Dakota Territory. The college closed in 1984. The campus was acquired by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1988 for use as the Federal Prison Camp - Yankton. The Yankton School District has a variety of extracurricular activities including athletics and non-athletics. The athletic teams are universal on all levels of education including the Yankton Middle School and the Yankton High School. The boys ' athletic teams are known as the Yankton Bucks and the girls ' teams are known as the Yankton Gazelles. Yankton 's debate team is the host of the annual Lewis and Clark Debate Tournament, held on the last weekend of the month of January. Recreation The City of Yankton maintains fourteen municipal parks, including Fantle Memorial Park, which is the location of an outdoor public swimming pool, and Riverside Park, which is home to the city 's Riverside Baseball Field. There are two golf courses in the city : the Fox Run municipal golf course, and the private golf course located at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. The City of Yankton and the Yankton School District jointly maintain and operate the Yankton High School and Summit Activities Center ; this facility offers an indoor swimming pool, several gymnasiums, and a public weight lifting room. The double - decker Meridian Bridge over the Missouri River was decommissioned for traffic in October 2008 after the new Discovery Highway Bridge was opened. This old bridge was converted to a pedestrian bridge ( photo ), and is part of the city 's extensive pedestrian and bicycle path system. The Brokaw - Auld Trail is a linear park and recreational path along Marne Creek, and the State of South Dakota has developed trails and paths to and throughout the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area. Four miles west of Yankton, the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area attracts over one million visitors per year. This state park, extending approximately two miles along the north shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, offering camping, swimming, and boating facilities. The federal Corps of Engineers also maintains camping, boating, swimming and recreation facilities along the Missouri River east of Gavins Point Dam. Transportation The Discovery Bridge at night. The city is served by Chan Gurney Municipal Airport, although the city is not served by scheduled commercial flights. Highway transportation across the Missouri River to Nebraska is provided by US Route 81 via the Discovery Bridge, which replaced the Meridian Highway Bridge in 2008. The City of Yankton is also served by SD Route 50, a four lane, divided highway which connects the city to US Interstate Highway 29, approximately 30 miles to the east. Media Broadcasting in Yankton began in 1922 when WNAX radio went on the air. Today, two AM radio stations and two commercial FM stations are licensed to Yankton : Radio AM radio AM radio stations Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner City 570 AM WNAX WNAX Radio 570 News / Talk Saga Communications Yankton 1450 AM KYNT Yankton 's Home Team Soft Adult Contemporary Riverfront Broadcasting LLC Yankton 1570 AM KVTK 1570 `` The Ticket Sports Talk Culhane Communications, Inc. Vermillion FM Radio FM radio stations Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner Target city / market City of license 89.7 FM KUSD South Dakota Public Broadcasting NPR SD Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications Yankton / Vermillion Vermillion 93.1 FM KKYA Hot Country 93.1 Country Riverfront Broadcasting LLC Yankton / Vermillion Yankton 94.3 FM KDAM The Current Hot AC Riverfront Broadcasting LLC Yankton / Vermillion Hartington 104.1 FM WNAX - FM The Wolf 104.1 Country Saga Communications Yankton / Vermillion Yankton 106.3 FM KVHT Classic Hits 106.3 Classic Hits Cullhane Communications, Inc. Yankton / Vermillion Vermillion Several low - power non-commercial FM stations are licensed to Yankton. There are no commercial television stations based in Yankton. Stations from Sioux Falls and Sioux City serve Yankton. One Sioux Falls station, KTTW ( digital channel 7 ), is rebroadcast on analog channel 21 in Yankton. KUSD - TV, the flagship station of South Dakota Public Broadcasting, is based in nearby Vermillion. Yankton is also home to South Dakota Magazine, a statewide bi-monthly publication that explores the history, culture, arts, travel and outdoors of the state. It is published in a historic building constructed in 1875 by Territorial Governor John Pennington. Culture Mount Marty College offers several cultural assets and venues in Yankton, including the Bede Art Gallery, which showcases artwork from regional and Native American artists, as well as Marion Auditorium, which hosts performing and fine art events. The college is also home to Great Plains Writers ' Tour, which brings award - winning professional writers to campus for readings and class workshops. Previous authors include former United States poet laureate Ted Kooser, American Book Award winner Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Elizabeth Cook - Lynn, David Lee, and William Kloefkorn, among others. Yankton is also home to the Dakota Territorial Museum, which is located in West Side Park, and which contains information and artifacts about the heritage and development of the City of Yankton and the surrounding area. The museum 's collection includes artifacts of Dakota Territory, Native American inhabitants and early pioneers. The museum complex also contains several outbuildings, such as a restored rural school house and the Great Northern Railway Depot. The museum also displays a retired Burlington Northern Railway caboose. The museum has announced plans to purchase and rehabilitate the Mead Building on the grounds of the Human Services Center, to be used as the new site of the museum and its collections. The abandoned Mead Building on the South Dakota Human Services Center campus in Yankton has been identified as the future site of the Dakota Territorial Museum. Yankton 's Riverboat Days is an annual celebration held in the third full weekend in August that attracts 135,000 people. The primarily free event hosts over 150 artists and over 50 food vendors at Riverside Park. Other activities include a rodeo, parade, golf tournament and snowmobile grass drag race. Sports The National Field Archery Association, NFAA, moved its headquarters from Redland, California to Yankton, South Dakota. Special sporting events The National Field Archery Association 's Easton Yankton Archery Complex hosted nearly 600 archers from 51 countries for the 2015 World Archery Youth Championships. Contemporary culture Yankton is mentioned numerous times as the territorial capital in the western TV series Deadwood. A fictional version of Yankton appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. Yankton was mentioned in a 2015 episode of The Middle, Hecks on a Train. Notable people Chief Pa - le - ne - a-pa - pe ( `` Struck by the Ree '' or `` Strikes the Ree '' ), Yankton Sioux ( Nakota ) Tribe, signatory of Yankton Treaty of 1858 opening up eastern South Dakota for U.S. expansion William A. Jayne, born in Springfield, Illinois, first governor of Dakota Territory, 1861 - 1863 ; territorial delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1863 - 1864. The Reverend Joseph Ward, born in Perry Center, New York, educator and founder of Yankton College ; his statue is in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. General William H.H. Beadle, born in Parke County, Indiana, Surveyor General of Dakota Territory and educator ; his statue is in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. John Chandler `` Chan '' Gurney, served as United States Senator from South Dakota between 1939 and 1951 Lyle Alzado, NFL player, played college football at Yankton College Tom Brokaw, former NBC anchorman and native of Pickstown, South Dakota, graduated from Yankton High School Wynn Speece, WNAX radio personality ( Neighbor Lady ) Adam Vinatieri, NFL placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts, was born in Yankton Stephanie Winslow, singer Robert H. Warren, fourth superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy Lawrence Welk, bandleader and native of Strasburg, North Dakota, resided in Yankton while he served as the WNAX AM radio bandleader Colton Iverson, basketball player, Colorado State University, NBA Boston Celtics second - round draft pick, 2013 Layne Somsen, baseball pitcher, South Dakota State University, MLB Cincinnati Reds 22nd round draft pick, 2013 Ralph A. Gamble, former US Congressman Maury Nipp, NFL player Abner S. 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Municipalities and communities of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States County seat : Yankton Cities Irene ‡ Yankton Towns Gayville Lesterville Mission Hill Utica Volin Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties State of South Dakota Pierre ( capital ) Topics Bibliography Cities Delegations Famous South Dakotans Geography Government History Timeline Towns & Villages Townships Transportation State Parks Symbols Universities Tourist attractions Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Regions Badlands Black Hills Coteau des Prairies Coteau du Missouri Dissected Till Plains Drift Prairie East River Pine Ridge Siouxland West River Larger cities pop. over 5,000 Aberdeen Belle Fourche Box Elder Brandon Brookings Harrisburg Huron Madison Mitchell Pierre Rapid City Sioux Falls Spearfish Sturgis Tea Vermillion Watertown Yankton Smaller cities pop. 1,000 - 5,000 Baltic Beresford Britton Canton Chamberlain Clark Clear Lake Crooks Custer De Smet Deadwood Dell Rapids Eagle Butte Elk Point Flandreau Fort Pierre Freeman Garretson Gettysburg Gregory Groton Hartford Hill City Hot Springs Lead Lemmon Lennox Martin Milbank Miller Mission Mobridge North Sioux City Parker Parkston Platte Redfield Salem Sisseton Springfield Summerset Tyndall Volga Wagner Webster Winner Largest CDPs pop. over 1,000 Blackhawk Colonial Pine Hills Dakota Dunes Fort Thompson North Eagle Butte North Spearfish Oglala Pine Ridge Porcupine Rapid Valley Rosebud Largest towns pop. over 500 Aurora Humboldt St. Francis Wall Counties Aurora Beadle Bennett Bon Homme Brookings Brown Brule Buffalo Butte Campbell Charles Mix Clark Clay Codington Corson Custer Davison Day Deuel Dewey Douglas Edmunds Fall River Faulk Grant Gregory Haakon Hamlin Hand Hanson Harding Hughes Hutchinson Hyde Jackson Jerauld Jones Kingsbury Lake Lawrence Lincoln Lyman Marshall McCook McPherson Meade Mellette Miner Minnehaha Moody Oglala Lakota Pennington Perkins Potter Roberts Sanborn Spink Stanley Sully Todd Tripp Turner Union Walworth Yankton Ziebach Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yankton,_South_Dakota&oldid=800163100 '' Categories : Cities in South Dakota Former colonial and territorial capitals in the United States Cities in Yankton County, South Dakota Yankton, South Dakota County seats in South Dakota Micropolitan areas of South Dakota South Dakota populated places on the Missouri River Populated places established in 1869 1869 establishments in Dakota Territory Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Cebuano Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français हिन्दी Italiano Kreyòl ayisyen Malagasy Nederlands Polski Português Русский Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Türkçe Українська اردو Volapük Winaray 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 21 : 12. 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Question: what is the population of yankton south dakota
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