Eureka township, Aurora County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 26 (all rural)
| Males: 13 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 13 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 26 (22 owner occupied, 4 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Eureka township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 50.0
Median age of females: 47.8
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Average household size: 2.36
| Eureka township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.67
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($35,625 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $345 (lower quartile is $153, upper quartile is $272)| Eureka township: | $46,150 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,918 (it was $37,700 in 2000)
| : | $71,918 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Schmitz Lake (A), Scott Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Eureka township: Kramer Slaugh State Public Shooting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Eureka township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 31
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 0
- West: 0
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: 11
- Construction (19%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Health care (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eureka township:
- German (62.9%)
- Dutch (22.9%)
- English (8.6%)
- Norwegian (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5 (28%)
- Carpooled: 2 (11%)
- Walked: 3 (17%)
- Worked at home: 8 (44%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35- In family households: 35 (11 male householders, 0 female householders)
9 spouses, 15 children (15 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 6 4-persons,
3 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 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% |