Chester township, Douglas County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 28.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 83 (all rural)
| Males: 44 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 39 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 83 (69 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Chester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.68
| Chester township: | 2.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Chester township: | $48,655 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $334 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,113 (it was $40,500 in 2000)
| : | $74,113 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
66% of Chester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 587
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 40
- South: 67
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 272
Housing units in Chester township with a mortgage: 88 (13 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (20%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chester township:
- United States or American (38.1%)
- German (23.2%)
- English (15.9%)
- Irish (8.1%)
- Scottish (4.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
- Welsh (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 251 (76%)
- Carpooled: 58 (18%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 732- In family households: 648 (117 male householders, 78 female householders)
176 spouses, 249 children (227 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (52 male householders (40 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 12 2-persons,
23 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |