Franklin township, Lake County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 276 (all rural)
| Males: 147 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 129 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 276 (199 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
Median age of males: 31.5
Median age of females: 32.5
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Average household size: 3.29
| Franklin township: | 3.3 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.39
| Franklin township: | $48,394 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,870 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
| : | $123,870 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Franklin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Swamps: Fods Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Franklin 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: 197
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 9 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- German (52.6%)
- United States or American (24.6%)
- English (9.4%)
- Irish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 73 (59%)
- Carpooled: 16 (13%)
- Worked at home: 34 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Electricity (14%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 199- In family households: 185 (63 male householders, 1 female householders)
61 spouses, 56 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 2 2-persons,
83 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 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 undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |