Jefferson township, Union County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 39.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 585 (all rural)
| Males: 313 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 272 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 585 (492 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.75
| Jefferson township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Jefferson township: | $62,765 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $660 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,111 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $157,111 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 46.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Jefferson.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Park Jefferson Racetrack (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Lake Goodenough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 75
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
- Computer and electronic products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (17%)
- Computer and electronic products (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (4%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- Norwegian (43.1%)
- German (18.5%)
- Ukrainian (18.5%)
- Swedish (9.2%)
- Scottish (4.6%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- United States or American (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (47%)
- Carpooled: 4 (11%)
- Worked at home: 16 (42%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Coal or coke (20%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
97.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 86- In family households: 84 (18 male householders, 5 female householders)
21 spouses, 40 children (37 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 7 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
140 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (6 men, 12 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% |