Roberts County, South Dakota

Roberts County, South Dakota
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	1883[1]
Named for	S. G. Roberts
Seat	Sisseton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,135 sq mi (2,941 km²) 1,101 sq mi (2,852 km²) 34 sq mi (88 km²), 3.00%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	10,149 4/sq mi (2/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Roberts County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,149. Its county seat is Sisseton.^[2] The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early local French fur trader.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,135 square miles (2,940 km²), of which 1,101 square miles (2,850 km²) is land and 34 square miles (88 km²) (3.00%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Richland County, North Dakota - north
• Traverse County, Minnesota - northeast
• Big Stone County, Minnesota - southeast
• Grant County, South Dakota - south
• Day County, South Dakota - southwest
• Marshall County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 10,016 people, 3,683 households, and 2,618 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 4,734 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.29% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 29.86% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,683 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,322, and the median income for a family was $33,361. Males had a median income of $25,516 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,428. About 16.60% of families and 22.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.10% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Claire City
• Corona
• Hammer
• New Effington
• Ortley
• Peever
• Rosholt
• Sisseton
• Summit
• Victor
• White Rock
• Wilmot

Townships

The county is divided into thirty-one townships: Agency, Alto, Becker, Bossko, Bryant, Dry Wood Lake, Easter, Enterprise, Garfield, Geneseo, Goodwill, Grant, Harmon, Hart, Lake, Lawrence, Lee, Lien, Lockwood, Long Hollow, Minnesota, Norway, One Road, Rosholt, Ortley, Sisseton, Springdale, Spring Grove, Summit, Victor, and White Rock.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Roberts County, South Dakota

References

		Richland County, North Dakota	Traverse County, Minnesota
	Marshall County
		Roberts County, South Dakota
	Day County	Grant County	Big Stone County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°37′N 96°57′W / 45.62°N 96.95°W / 45.62; -96.95

v t e Municipalities and communities of Roberts County, South Dakota, United States County seat: Sisseton Cities Sisseton Wilmot Towns Claire City Corona New Effington Ortley Peever Rosholt Summit White Rock CDP Agency Village Townships Agency Alto Becker Bossko Bryant Dry Wood Lake Easter Enterprise Garfield Geneseo Goodwill Grant Harmon Hart Lake Lawrence Lee Lien Lockwood Long Hollow Minnesota Norway One Road Ortley Sisseton Spring Grove Springdale Summit Victor White Rock Indian reservation Lake Traverse Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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