Place:Roberts, South Dakota, United States

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NameRoberts
Alt namesRobertssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates45.617°N 97°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1883 - )
See alsoGrant, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
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Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,280. Its county seat is Sisseton. 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.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1883 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 1,997
1900 12,216
1910 14,897
1920 16,514
1930 15,782
1940 15,887
1950 14,929
1960 13,190
1970 11,678
1980 10,911
1990 9,914

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