Laketon township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 152 (all rural)
| Males: 76 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 76 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 152 (117 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Laketon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.67
| Laketon township: | 2.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Laketon township: | $47,141 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $567 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,080 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $154,080 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Trasta Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Moe Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Laketon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 113
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 37
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 22
Housing units in Laketon township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Plant and system operators (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Lawyers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Laketon township:
- German (23.3%)
- Norwegian (22.0%)
- Danish (12.7%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Dutch (10.0%)
- Polish (8.0%)
- Swedish (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 42 (58%)
- Carpooled: 14 (19%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
98.5% of residents of Laketon township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 152- In family households: 140 (42 male householders, 2 female householders)
37 spouses, 50 children (50 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (5 male householders (3 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 2 2-persons,
40 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |