Benedict township, Sanborn County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 40 (all rural)
Males: 20 | (50.0%) |
Females: 20 | (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 40 (38 owner occupied, 2 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Benedict township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 48.0
Median age of females: 49.5
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Average household size: 2.67
Benedict township: | 2.7 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
Benedict township: | $47,848 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $359 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,291 (it was $36,400 in 2000)
: | $71,291 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 14.3% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 14.3% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Lutheran Cemetery (1), Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: West Redstone Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
93% of Benedict township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 26
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
- Construction (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benedict township:
- Icelander (36.4%)
- Norwegian (27.3%)
- Irish (18.2%)
- English (9.1%)
- United States or American (9.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10 (56%)
- Worked at home: 8 (44%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
92.9% of residents of Benedict township speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28- In family households: 28 (12 male householders, 2 female householders)
10 spouses, 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons,
9 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 17.8% |