Groton township, Brown County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 46.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 116 (all rural)
| Males: 51 |  (44.0%) |
| Females: 65 |  (56.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 116 (99 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Groton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 4.3%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.76
| Groton township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Groton township: | $51,065 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $489 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,968 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $139,968 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Groton.
73% of Groton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% 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: 93
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 1
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Groton township with a mortgage: 6 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Paper (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Groton township:
- German (54.3%)
- Norwegian (23.4%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (80%)
- Carpooled: 6 (11%)
- Worked at home: 5 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
95.9% of residents of Groton township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 111- In family households: 109 (33 male householders, 5 female householders)
38 spouses, 31 children (29 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
28 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |