Agency Village, South Dakota

Agency Village, South Dakota
Tiospa Zina Tribal School, located in Agency Village
Tiospa Zina Tribal School, located in Agency Village
Agency Village is located in South Dakota
Agency Village
Agency Village
Agency Village is located in the United States
Agency Village
Agency Village
Coordinates: 45°34′47″N 97°04′42″W / 45.57972°N 97.07833°W / 45.57972; -97.07833
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyRoberts
Area
 • Total7.17 sq mi (18.57 km2)
 • Land7.15 sq mi (18.52 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation1,545 ft (471 m)
Population
 • Total776
 • Density108.50/sq mi (41.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57262
Area code605
FIPS code46-00520[4]
GNIS feature ID2584542[2]

Agency Village is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. It is the headquarters of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and home to Sisseton Wahpeton College.[5] Since 2020, the CDP includes the community known as Goodwill. The population of the CDP was 776 at the 2020 census.[6]

The village hosts a number of powwows, one of which is held annually just before Independence Day. This outdoor powwow draws a large number of tourists to the area. The community is primarily made up of members of the tribe.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agency Village, South Dakota
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate". South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Agency Village CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2022.