Foster township, Hutchinson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 29.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 221 (all rural)
Males: 112 | (50.7%) |
Females: 109 | (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 221 (91 owner occupied, 130 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 59% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Foster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
Median age of males: 23.1
Median age of females: 22.5
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Average household size: 4.17
Foster township: | 4.2 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.51
Foster township: | $41,981 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $349 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,218 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
: | $74,218 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Foster township: Colony of Mercy Home for the Aged (A), New Elm Springs Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Milltown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: South Fork Twelvemile Creek (A), Pony Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
45% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% 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: 22
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (77%)
- Food (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Gasoline stations (14%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
- Paper (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (49%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (36%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:
- Norwegian (27.8%)
- Dutch (22.2%)
- Welsh (16.7%)
- Bulgarian (11.1%)
- Czechoslovakian (11.1%)
- German (11.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10 (59%)
- Carpooled: 5 (29%)
- Walked: 2 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 22- In family households: 11 (4 male householders, 0 female householders)
4 spouses, 3 children (3 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
82 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 8.0% |