Big Springs township, Union County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 313 (all rural)
| Males: 152 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 161 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 313 (211 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Big Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 3.01
| Big Springs township: | 3.0 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Big Springs township: | $62,765 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $660 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,111 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $157,111 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Peace Cemetery (1), Old Big Springs Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
47% of Big Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 122
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 3
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
Housing units in Big Springs township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (66%)
- Construction (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Warehousing and storage (10%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (66%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Engineers (10%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Springs township:
- German (64.8%)
- Norwegian (14.8%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- English (2.5%)
- Swedish (1.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
- Polish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33 (55%)
- Carpooled: 6 (10%)
- Walked: 6 (10%)
- Worked at home: 15 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
96.0% of residents of Big Springs township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 119- In family households: 100 (29 male householders, 3 female householders)
32 spouses, 36 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (9 male householders (7 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 73 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 2 3-persons,
95 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): 2
| Here: | 6.7% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.9% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |