Roberts County, South Dakota
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. county
Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,280.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its county seat is Sisseton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county was named for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota.<ref name=LM/> It was created on March 8, 1883, and fully organized by August 6 of that year. Its boundary was altered once, in 1885.<ref>South Dakota County Histories/Roberts County (accessed February 8, 2019)</ref>
Geography
File:Roberts Co SD Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf 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.<ref name=RCSD>Roberts County SD Google Maps (accessed February 8, 2019)</ref> The terrain slopes to the east; its highest point is on its upper western boundary line, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (3.1%) is water.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the 26th largest county in South Dakota by total area. The Traverse Gap is in eastern Roberts County along the Minnesota border. The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation covers most of the county.
Major highways
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
Adjacent counties
- 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
Source:<ref name=RCSD/> Template:Div col
- 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
Source:<ref name=RCSD/> Template:Div col
- 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
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 10,280 people, 3,844 households, and 2,568 families residing in the county.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,788 housing units.
2010 census
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 Template:Convert. There were 4,905 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Source:<ref name=RCSD/> Template:Div col
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
- White Rock
Notable people
- Sleepy Eye, Sisseton Sioux chief
- Gene Okerlund, wrestling announcer
Politics
Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot
Education
School districts include:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref>
- 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