Agency Township, Roberts County, South Dakota

Agency Township, South Dakota
—  Township  —
Tiospa Zina Tribal School, located in Agency Village
Coordinates:
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Roberts
Area[1]
 • Total 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 1,512 ft (461 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 277
 • Density 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-00500[2]
GNIS feature ID 1268566[3]

Agency Township is a township in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The township it is part of the Lake Traverse Reservation, which is home to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Indian tribe. The tribe's headquarters at Agency Village is located in the township as is Sisseton Wahpeton College.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2000 Census, there were 277 people, 83 households, and 70 families residing in the township. There were 98 housing units total. The racial makeup of the city was 71.8% Native American, 26.0% White, and 2.2% from two or more races.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, Summary File 1. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 by county subdivision and place, "Roberts County". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder.census.gov>. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_CO1&-tree_id=4001&-geo_id=05000US46109&-format=CO-2&-_lang=en GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 by county subdivision and place,. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. ^ "Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate". South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations. http://www.state.sd.us/oia/sisswah.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Agency Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. <http://censtats.census.gov/data/>. http://censtats.census.gov/data/SD/0604610900500.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
Municipalities and communities of Roberts County, South Dakota, USA
Cities
Towns
CDP
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
  • Ortley
  • Sisseton
  • Spring Grove
  • Springdale
  • Summit
  • Victor
  • White Rock
Indian reservation
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties