Elliott township, Sanborn County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 119 (all rural)
| Males: 65 |  (54.6%) |
| Females: 54 |  (45.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 119 (95 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Elliott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.70
| Elliott township: | 2.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Elliott township: | $47,848 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $359 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,291 (it was $36,400 in 2000)
| : | $71,291 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 18.6% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elliott township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Elliott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% 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: 106
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 39
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $81,700
Housing units in Elliott township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (74%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (42%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (56%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Registered nurses (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Secondary school teachers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elliott township:
- Norwegian (50.0%)
- German (19.7%)
- Dutch (11.8%)
- Danish (6.6%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Czech (3.9%)
- Swiss (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (65%)
- Carpooled: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 19 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Electricity (9%)
99.0% of residents of Elliott township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 113- In family households: 94 (31 male householders, 2 female householders)
28 spouses, 31 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (8 male householders (5 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 3 2-persons,
29 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): 2
| Here: | 13.3% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |