Dempster township, Hamlin County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 258 (all rural)
| Males: 123 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 135 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 258 (199 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Dempster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 32.2
Median age of females: 30.8
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Average household size: 3.44
| Dempster township: | 3.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.98
| Dempster township: | $54,948 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,999 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
| : | $112,999 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Poinsetta Colony (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Dempster township: Hamlin Reformed Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Dempster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 101
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 14
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Dempster township with a mortgage: 5 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (50%)
- Plastics and rubber products (12%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dempster township:
- United States or American (37.2%)
- German (20.4%)
- Norwegian (15.9%)
- French (except Basque) (9.7%)
- Irish (8.8%)
- Dutch (4.4%)
- English (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 42 (53%)
- Carpooled: 8 (10%)
- Walked: 24 (30%)
- Worked at home: 5 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (4%)
94.5% of residents of Dempster township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 145- In family households: 136 (31 male householders, 9 female householders)
29 spouses, 55 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
91 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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: 4
| Here: | 66.7% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |