Official Name: | Agency Village, South Dakota |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Agency Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Roberts |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 18.57 |
Area Land Km2: | 18.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.15 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 776 |
Population Density Km2: | 41.89 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 108.50 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1545 |
Coordinates: | 45.5797°N -97.0783°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 57262 |
Area Code: | 605 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 46-00520[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2584542 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
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.[3] Since 2020, the CDP includes the community known as Goodwill. The population of the CDP was 776 at the 2020 census.[4]
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.
Agency Village is in Goodwill and Agency townships and is part of the Lake Traverse Reservation. The community has a post office assigned ZIP code 57262, which it shares with nearby Sisseton.[5]
White alone (NH) | 11 | 18 | 6.08% | 2.32% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 0.55% | 0.26% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 159 | 707 | 87.85% | 91.11% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 6 | 38 | 3.31% | 4.90% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4 | 9 | 2.21% | 1.16% | |
Total | 181 | 776 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Agency Village was not counted separately during the 2000 Census.[8] The township reported 277 people, 83 households, and 70 families.
Schools in the community:
The community lies in the boundary of Sisseton School District 54-2.[9]