Altamont township, Deuel County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population: 87 (all rural)
| Males: 44 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 43 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 87 (76 owner occupied, 11 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Altamont township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Median age of males: 48.5
Median age of females: 49.5
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Average household size: 2.23
| Altamont township: | 2.2 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.67
| Altamont township: | $51,060 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $352 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,946 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
| : | $97,946 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,395
Here: $146,395 State: $182,593
Mobile homes: $38,046
Here: $38,046 State: $45,405
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 30.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Altamont.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Ketchum Lake (A), East Coteau Lake (B), North Coteau Lake (C), South Coteau Lake (D), Lake Alice (E), Rush Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Altamont township include: Crystal Springs State Public Shooting Area (1), Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area (2), Rush Lake State Public Shooting Area (3), Mitchell State Public Shooting Area (4), Altamont State Public Shooting Areas (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Altamont township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 72
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Altamont township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Food (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Altamont township:
- German (72.4%)
- Norwegian (10.5%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Scottish (3.9%)
- English (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22 (55%)
- Carpooled: 2 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (5%)
- Worked at home: 12 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
92.0% of residents of Altamont township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 88- In family households: 72 (26 male householders, 0 female householders)
20 spouses, 24 children (24 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
17 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |