Roberts County, South Dakota
43 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,221
- Median household income
- $65,130
- ±2,576
- Unemployed
- 6.0%
- 275 of 4,590 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.3%
- 3,018 of 3,625 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Roberts | 10,163 (2021) | 411 2nd Ave E, Sisseton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Peever | 174 (2021) | 121 1st St N, Peever | — |
| City of Sisseton | 2,428 (2021) | 406 2nd Ave W, Sisseton | — |
| City of Wilmot | 420 (2021) | Po Box 40, Wilmot | — |
| Town of Claire City | 82 (2021) | Po Box 84, Claire City | — |
| Town of Corona | 67 (2021) | Po Box 96, Corona | — |
| Town of New Effington | 230 (2021) | Po Box 173, New Effington | — |
| Town of Ortley | 48 (2021) | Po Box 85, Ortley | — |
| Town of Rosholt | 369 (2021) | Po Box 156, Rosholt | Website |
| Town of Summit | 282 (2021) | 45852 144th St, Summit | — |
| Town of White Rock | 8 (2021) | 206 Minnesota Ave, Rosholt | — |
Townships 28
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Agency | 303 (2021) | 45650 Bia Highway 1100, Peever | — |
| Township of Alto | 52 (2021) | 45105 133rd St, Waubay | — |
| Township of Bossko | 47 (2021) | 45454 112th St, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Bryant | 340 (2021) | 11697 468th Ave, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Dry Wood Lake | 102 (2021) | 45393 120th Street, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Easter | 144 (2021) | 12456 463rd Av, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Enterprise | 98 (2021) | 10832 Sd Hyw, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Garfield | 125 (2021) | 14062 471 Ave, Corona | — |
| Township of Geneseo | 288 (2021) | 14014 477th Ave, Corona | — |
| Township of Goodwill | 895 (2021) | 12035 460th Ave, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Grant | 177 (2021) | 11451 466th Ave, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Harmon | 151 (2021) | 11252 472 Ave, Rosholt | — |
| Township of Hart | 99 (2021) | 46430 114th St, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Lake | 260 (2021) | 13446 468th Avenue, Wilmot | — |
| Township of Lawrence | 227 (2021) | 13021 463rd Ave, Peever | — |
| Township of Lee | 66 (2021) | 46424 135th St, Wilmot | — |
| Township of Lien | 124 (2021) | 46621 105th St, New Effington | — |
| Township of Lockwood | 359 (2021) | 13896 Eagle View Lake Rd, Big Stone City | — |
| Township of Long Hollow | 415 (2021) | 45461 118th St, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Norway | 89 (2021) | 10311 453rd Ave, Claire City | — |
| Township of One Road | 60 (2021) | 45286 127th St, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Ortley | 85 (2021) | 45240 142nd St, Summit | — |
| Township of Sisseton | 764 (2021) | 45696 116th St, Sisseton | — |
| Township of Spring Grove | 139 (2021) | 46069 137th St, Wilmot | — |
| Township of Springdale | 111 (2021) | 14082 466th Ave, Wilmot | — |
| Township of Summit | 34 (2021) | 14357 457th Ave, Summit | — |
| Township of Victor | 164 (2021) | 10211 468th Ave, Rosholt | — |
| Township of White Rock | 129 (2021) | 10722 Lake Rd, Rosholt | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Roberts Ambulance District | Health | 46610 109th St, New Effington | — |
| South Roberts Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 63, Wilmot | — |
| Roberts Regional Railroad Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 405 W Milbank Ave, Milbank | — |
| Roberts Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2018 Sd Hwy 10, Sisseton | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Rosholt School District 54-4
School district4 schools
202 Finley Ave, Rosholt, SD, 57260
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sisseton School District 54-2
School district3 schools
516 8th Ave W, Sisseton, SD, 57262
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Summit School District 54-6
School district2 schools
400 W Sherman Ave, Summit, SD, 57266
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wilmot School District 54-7
School district3 schools
800 Ordway St, Wilmot, SD, 57279
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Big Stone Lake Farmers' Market (Ortonville)
Wheaton Farmers' Market (Wheaton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.