Mitchell township, Davison County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 27.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 891 (15% urban, 85% rural)
| Males: 447 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 444 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 891 (812 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Mitchell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.86
| Mitchell township: | 2.9 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Mitchell township: | $47,806 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $501 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,888 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
| : | $128,888 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Run (A), Rock Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Mitchell 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, 82% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 607
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 106
- South: 22
- West: 19
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 273
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Mitchell township with a mortgage: 117 (6 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (15%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Health care (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mitchell township:
- German (47.1%)
- Norwegian (13.9%)
- French (except Basque) (7.1%)
- English (5.3%)
- French Canadian (3.9%)
- Swedish (3.7%)
- United States or American (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 379 (92%)
- Carpooled: 22 (5%)
- Worked at home: 13 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
96.6% of residents of Mitchell township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 754- In family households: 695 (222 male householders, 18 female householders)
218 spouses, 186 children (172 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 28 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (36 male householders (36 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person,
220 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 12.3% |
| 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% |