Edgerton township, Hanson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 113 (all rural)
| Males: 57 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 56 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 113 (104 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Edgerton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.76
| Edgerton township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Edgerton township: | $55,197 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $389 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,354 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
| : | $107,354 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Farmer.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Peter Cemetery (1), Lakeside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Eli (A). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Edgerton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 101
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 42
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in Edgerton township with a mortgage: 2 (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 (38%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Health care (37%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Food and beverage stores (15%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Registered nurses (22%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Edgerton township:
- German (68.4%)
- Irish (19.7%)
- English (3.9%)
- Norwegian (2.6%)
- Portuguese (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 38 (68%)
- Walked: 5 (9%)
- Worked at home: 13 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (10%)
98.1% of residents of Edgerton township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 110- In family households: 100 (29 male householders, 1 female householders)
32 spouses, 38 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 2 2-persons,
29 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): 1
| Here: | 5.6% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |