Roberts County, South Dakota

Roberts County
County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 96°57′W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1883
Named for	S. G. Roberts
Seat	Sisseton
Area
• Total	1,135 sq mi (2,941 km2)
• Land	1,101 sq mi (2,852 km2)
• Water	34 sq mi (88 km2)  3.00%
Population  (2010)
• Total	10,149
• Density	4/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

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.Template:GR The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early local French fur trader.

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

Interstate 29 U.S. Highway 12 South Dakota Highway 10 South Dakota Highway 15 South Dakota Highway 25

South Dakota Highway 106 South Dakota Highway 109 South Dakota Highway 123 South Dakota Highway 127

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,997		—
1900	12,216		511.7%
1910	14,897		21.9%
1920	16,514		10.9%
1930	15,782		−4.4%
1940	15,887		0.7%
1950	14,929		−6.0%
1960	13,190		−11.6%
1970	11,678		−11.5%
1980	10,911		−6.6%
1990	9,914		−9.1%
2000	10,016		1.0%
2010	10,149		1.3%
2011 (est.)	10,286		1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the censusTemplate:GR 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