Roberts County, South Dakota

County in South Dakota, United States

County in South Dakota

Roberts County

County

Roberts County Courthouse

Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota

South Dakota's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 45°37′N 96°57′W﻿ / ﻿45.62°N 96.95°W﻿ / 45.62; -96.95
Country|  United States
State|  South Dakota
Founded| March 8, 1883 (organized)[1]
August 6, 1883 (organized)
Named for| S. G. Roberts
Seat| Sisseton
Largest city| Sisseton
Area

• Total

| 1,136 sq mi (2,940 km2)
• Land| 1,101 sq mi (2,850 km2)
• Water| 35 sq mi (90 km2)  3.1%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 10,280

• Estimate

(2023)

| 10,206
• Density| 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| At-large
Website| roberts.sdcounties.org

Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,280.[2] Its county seat is Sisseton.[3] The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early local French fur trader.[1] It was created on March 8, 1883, and fully organized by August 6 of that year. Its boundary was altered once, in 1885.[4]

## Geography

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Soils of Roberts County

Roberts County is at South Dakota's northeastern corner. Its eastern boundary abuts Minnesota (across the Bois de Sioux River), and its northern boundary abuts North Dakota. The Cottonwood Slough flows southward, draining the upper portion of the county into the River. The terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture.[5] The terrain slopes to the east; its highest point is on its upper western boundary line, at 2,047 ft (624 m) ASL.[6]

Roberts County has an area of 1,136 square miles (2,940 km2), of which 1,101 square miles (2,850 km2) is land and 35 square miles (91 km2) (3.1%) is water.[7] The Traverse Gap is in eastern Roberts County along the Minnesota border. The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation covers most of the county.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 29
* U.S. Route 12
* U.S. Route 81
* 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

### Transit

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* Jefferson Lines

### Adjacent counties

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

### Protected areas[5]

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* Big Stone Island State Nature Area
* Crawford State Game Production Area
* Knutson State Game Production Area
* Harmon State Game Production Area
* Hartford Beach State Park
* Peever Slough State Game Production Area
* Sica Hollow State Park (part)
* White Rock State Game Production Area

### Lakes and rivers[5]

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* Big Stone Lake
* Bois de Sioux River
* Clubhouse Lake
* Cottonwood Lake
* Dobberstien Slough
* Drywood Lakes
* Hurricane Lake
* Lake Bdesska
* Lake Traverse
* Little Minnesota River
* Oneroad Lake
* Owl Lake
* Round Lake
* Whetstone River (North fork)
* Whitestone Lake

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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%
2020| 10,280| | 1.3%
2023 (est.)| 10,206| [8]| −0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[2]

### 2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, there were 10,280 people, 3,844 households, and 2,568 families residing in the county.[13] The population density was 9.3 inhabitants per square mile (3.6/km2). There were 4,788 housing units.

### 2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, there were 10,149 people, 3,823 households, and 2,655 families residing in the county. The population density was 9.2 inhabitants per square mile (3.6/km2). There were 4,905 housing units at an average density of 4.5 units per square mile (1.7 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 61.7% white, 34.5% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 31.3% were German, 19.2% were Norwegian, 6.3% were Irish, and 3.8% were American.

Of the 3,823 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.6% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 39.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,708 and the median income for a family was $46,146. Males had a median income of $34,080 versus $28,423 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,825. About 14.3% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Sisseton (county seat)
* Wilmot

### Towns

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* Claire City
* Corona
* New Effington
* Ortley
* Peever
* Rosholt
* Summit
* White Rock

### Census-designated places

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* Agency Village
* Goodwill (former)
* Long Hollow
* Peever Flats
* White Rock Colony

### Unincorporated communities[5]

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* Hammer
* Hartford Beach
* Hiawatha Beach
* Lindon Beach
* Shady Beach
* Victor

### Townships

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* 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
* White Rock

## Notable people

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* Sleepy Eye, Sisseton Sioux chief
* Gene Okerlund, wrestling announcer

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Roberts County, South Dakota[14] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 2,514  | 60.59% | 1,560  | 37.60%  | 75  | 1.81%
2020 | 2,404  | 55.82% | 1,828  | 42.44%  | 75  | 1.74%
2016 | 2,144  | 55.13% | 1,540  | 39.60%  | 205  | 5.27%
2012 | 1,883  | 44.24%  | 2,302  | 54.09% | 71  | 1.67%
2008 | 1,781  | 39.26%  | 2,672  | 58.91% | 83  | 1.83%
2004 | 2,396  | 48.09%  | 2,527  | 50.72% | 59  | 1.18%
2000 | 2,237  | 54.91% | 1,700  | 41.73%  | 137  | 3.36%
1996 | 1,646  | 37.99%  | 2,186  | 50.45% | 501  | 11.56%
1992 | 1,437  | 34.87%  | 1,716  | 41.64% | 968  | 23.49%
1988 | 2,012  | 46.67%  | 2,267  | 52.59% | 32  | 0.74%
1984 | 2,767  | 57.17% | 2,063  | 42.62%  | 10  | 0.21%
1980 | 2,904  | 57.98% | 1,829  | 36.51%  | 276  | 5.51%
1976 | 1,915  | 39.73%  | 2,890  | 59.96% | 15  | 0.31%
1972 | 2,187  | 42.29%  | 2,976  | 57.54% | 9  | 0.17%
1968 | 2,225  | 42.68%  | 2,651  | 50.85% | 337  | 6.46%
1964 | 1,931  | 35.12%  | 3,567  | 64.88% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 2,857  | 48.05%  | 3,089  | 51.95% | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 2,854  | 46.79%  | 3,246  | 53.21% | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 3,566  | 58.56% | 2,524  | 41.44%  | 0  | 0.00%
1948 | 2,211  | 39.12%  | 3,277  | 57.98% | 164  | 2.90%
1944 | 2,721  | 47.36%  | 3,024  | 52.64% | 0  | 0.00%
1940 | 3,504  | 48.30%  | 3,750  | 51.70% | 0  | 0.00%
1936 | 1,934  | 32.50%  | 3,820  | 64.19% | 197  | 3.31%
1932 | 1,381  | 21.69%  | 4,440  | 69.72% | 547  | 8.59%
1928 | 2,966  | 52.73% | 2,619  | 46.56%  | 40  | 0.71%
1924 | 1,744  | 40.99%  | 215  | 5.05%  | 2,296  | 53.96%
1920 | 2,335  | 49.73% | 447  | 9.52%  | 1,913  | 40.75%
1916 | 1,259  | 47.17% | 1,191  | 44.62%  | 219  | 8.21%
1912 | 0  | 0.00%  | 812  | 33.02%  | 1,647  | 66.98%
1908 | 1,562  | 61.02% | 777  | 30.35%  | 221  | 8.63%
1904 | 2,282  | 75.02% | 584  | 19.20%  | 176  | 5.79%
1900 | 1,875  | 62.11% | 1,067  | 35.34%  | 77  | 2.55%
1896 | 1,324  | 58.20% | 929  | 40.84%  | 22  | 0.97%
1892 | 538  | 62.85% | 68  | 7.94%  | 250  | 29.21%

## Education

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School districts include:[15]

* Big Stone City School District 25-1
* Milbank School District 25-4
* Rosholt School District 54-4
* Sisseton School District 54-2
* Summit School District 54-6
* Waubay School District 18-3
* Wilmot School District 54-7

## See also

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

## External links

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* Roberts County, South Dakota (Official site)

## References

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1. ^ a b Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597
2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ South Dakota County Histories/Roberts County (accessed February 8, 2019)
5. ^ a b c d Roberts County SD Google Maps (accessed February 8, 2019)
6. ^ ""Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 8, 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
8. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". Retrieved March 17, 2024.
9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
10. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
11. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
12. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
13. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
14. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
15. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roberts County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2024. \- Text list

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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

CDPs|

* Agency Village
* Long Hollow
* Peever Flats
* White Rock Colony

Other
communities|

* Goodwill
* Hammer

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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