Roberts County | |
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 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 | |
| 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 |
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]
- ^ a b Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ South Dakota County Histories/Roberts County (accessed February 8, 2019)