Agency Township, Roberts County, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Agency Township, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Agency Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within South Dakota##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Roberts
Area Total Km2:93.2
Area Land Km2:93.0
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:36.0
Area Land Sq Mi:35.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:277
Population Density Km2:3.0
Population Density Sq Mi:7.7
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:461
Elevation Ft:1512
Coordinates:45.5028°N -97.0258°W
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-00500[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1268566[2]

Agency Township is a township in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The township is part of the Lake Traverse Reservation, which is home to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Indian tribe. The tribe's headquarters at Agency Village are in the township, as is Sisseton Wahpeton College.[3]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate . South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations . July 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100604165042/http://www.state.sd.us/oia/sisswah.asp . June 4, 2010 . dead .