Agency Village, South Dakota

Agency Village is an unincorporated census-designated place in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. It is the headquarters of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and home to Sisseton Wahpeton College.[3] 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" redirects here. For the municipality in the state of Missouri, see Agency, Missouri.
Agency Village, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Tiospa Zina Tribal School, located in Agency Village
Coordinates: 45°34′51″N 97°4′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyRoberts
Elevation
1,594 ft (486 m)
Population
 • Total181
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57262
Area code(s)605
FIPS code46-00520[2]
GNIS feature ID2584542[2]

Geography

Agency Village is in Agency Township and part of the Lake Traverse Reservation. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office assigned ZIP code of 57262, which it shares with nearby Sisseton.[4]

Demographics

Agency Village was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[5] but the township reported 277 people, 83 households, and 70 families.[6]

References
  1. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate". South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  4. Zip Code Lookup
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Agency Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.


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