Independence township, Douglas County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 143 (all rural)
Males: 72 | (50.3%) |
Females: 71 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 143 (107 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Independence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Asian: 2.1%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.80
Independence township: | 2.8 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
Independence township: | $48,655 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $334 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,113 (it was $40,500 in 2000)
: | $74,113 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 18.2% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 16.8% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
93% of Independence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 126
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 61
Housing units in Independence township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (65%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (18%)
- Construction (6%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care (41%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (50%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Printing workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Independence township:
- German (38.9%)
- Dutch (33.6%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- Norwegian (6.9%)
- Czech (3.8%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- English (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (69%)
- Worked at home: 21 (31%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (27%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 137- In family households: 126 (35 male householders, 0 female householders)
42 spouses, 49 children (49 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
44 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 22.2% |
South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 5.6% |