Chester township, Lake County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 33.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population: 695 (all rural)
| Males: 344 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 351 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 695 (625 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Chester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.56
| Chester township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Chester township: | $48,394 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,870 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
| : | $123,870 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Chester, Brant Lake.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Prospect Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Spring Lake (A), Buffalo Slough (B), Long Lake (C), Round Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Franklin Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Chester township: Buffalo Slough State Game Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Chester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 575
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 92
- South: 11
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 338
- One, attached: 10
- 3 or 4: 6
- 10 to 19: 9
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 120
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Chester township with a mortgage: 81 (19 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chester township:
- German (38.9%)
- Norwegian (24.3%)
- Dutch (11.1%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- English (4.6%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 270 (67%)
- Carpooled: 74 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 38 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.4% of residents of Chester township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 713- In family households: 628 (186 male householders, 24 female householders)
209 spouses, 205 children (201 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (54 male householders (43 living alone)), 17 female householders (12 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 16 2-persons,
162 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (6 men, 13 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% |