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Population (year 2000): 2,572. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,540 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,210 (47.0%), Females: 1,362 (53.0%)
Roberts County
Zip code:
57262
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $26,698 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,800 (year 2000)
Races in Sisseton:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.8%)
- American Indian (43.2%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), Norwegian (24.1%),
Irish (5.7%), English (3.9%), Swedish (3.3%), Polish (2.1%).
Elevation: 1204 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sisseton
- High school or higher: 75.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sisseton city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 44.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +367 (+16.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Sisseton:
- COTEAU DES PRAIRIES HOSP (205 ORCHARD DR)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (POST OFFICE BOX 189)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sisseton:
- WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; WHEATON,
MN)
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; GRACEVILLE,
MN)
- LAKE AREA HOSPITAL-CAH (about 42 miles; WEBSTER, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sisseton:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 53 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- HECTOR INTL (about 88 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 96 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sisseton:
- SISSETON MUNI (about 5 miles; SISSETON, SD; ID: 8D3)
- LIDGERWOOD MUNI (about 30 miles; LIDGERWOOD, ND; ID:
4N4)
- WHEATON MUNI (about 37 miles; WHEATON, MN; ID: ETH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sisseton:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 52
miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 93 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 93 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Public high school in Sisseton:
- SISSETON HI SCH (Students: 380; Location: 516
8TH AVE WEST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sisseton:
- WESTSIDE ELEM (Students: 392; Location: WEST
WALNUT; Grades: PK - 04)
- O K THOLLEHAUG MIDDLE SC (Students: 324;
Location: 302 E MAPLE ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Libraries in Sisseton:
- SISSETON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$85,525; Location: 305 E MAPLE ST; 23,670 books; 581
audio materials; 1,251 video materials; 81 serial
subscriptions)
- SISSETON WAHPETON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Operating income: $85,267; Location: BIA ROAD 700;
14,251 books; 203 audio materials; 782 video materials;
170 serial subscriptions)
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