Roberts County, South Dakota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Roberts County
state = South Dakota


founded year = 1883 ["Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597]
founded date =
seat wl = Sisseton
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 1135
area_total_km2 = 2941
area_land_sq_mi = 1101
area_land_km2 = 2852
area_water_sq_mi = 34
area_water_km2 = 88
area percentage = 3.00%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10016
density_sq_mi = 4
density_km2 = 2
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = S. G. Roberts

Roberts County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 10,016. Its county seat is Sisseton.GR|6 The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, early French fur trader. ["Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,135 square miles (2,941 km²), of which, 1,101 square miles (2,852 km²) of it is land and 34 square miles (88 km²) of it (3.00%) is water.

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.

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

USCensusPop
1900 = 12216
1910 = 14897
1920 = 16514
1930 = 15782
1940 = 15887
1950 = 14929
1960 = 13190
1970 = 11678
1980 = 10911
1990 = 9914
2000 = 10016
estyear = 2007
estimate = 9865

As of the censusGR|2 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

References