Fort township, Marshall County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 29.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Population: 57 (all rural)
| Males: 25 |  (43.9%) |
| Females: 32 |  (56.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 57 (40 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Fort township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.85
| Fort township: | 2.9 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.47
| Fort township: | $46,081 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,424 (it was $44,900 in 2000)
| : | $97,424 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,229
Here: $133,229 State: $182,593
Townhouses or other attached units: $208,807
Here: $208,807 State: $241,167
Mobile homes: $47,148
Here: $47,148 State: $45,405
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Fort township: Rose Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Opitz Lake (A), Mallard Slough (B), Kettle Lake (C), Cattail Lake (D), Alberts Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Fort township: Fort Sisseton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Fort township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 31
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fort township:
- German (57.7%)
- Norwegian (15.4%)
- Austrian (11.5%)
- Polish (7.7%)
- Swedish (7.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (40%)
- Carpooled: 2 (10%)
- Walked: 4 (20%)
- Worked at home: 6 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (13%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35- In family households: 31 (10 male householders, 0 female householders)
11 spouses, 10 children (10 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
15 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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% |