East Hanson township, Brown County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 115 (all rural)
| Males: 64 |  (55.7%) |
| Females: 51 |  (44.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 115 (108 owner occupied, 7 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in East Hanson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
Median age of males: 47.9
Median age of females: 49.8
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Average household size: 2.25
| East Hanson township: | 2.3 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.64
| East Hanson township: | $51,065 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $489 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,968 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $139,968 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Cities in this township include: Ferney.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoir: Pigors Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of East Hanson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 91
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in East Hanson township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Plastics and rubber products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
- Retail florists (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (17%)
- Registered nurses (17%)
- Customer service representatives (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Art and design workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Hanson township:
- German (64.8%)
- Norwegian (16.5%)
- Danish (4.4%)
- Polish (4.4%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
- Swiss (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 32 (52%)
- Carpooled: 8 (13%)
- Walked: 6 (10%)
- Worked at home: 15 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
91.3% of residents of East Hanson township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 110- In family households: 100 (37 male householders, 2 female householders)
31 spouses, 26 children (24 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
13 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): 1
| Here: | 11.1% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |