Mount Vernon township, Davison County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 182 (all rural)
Males: 105 | (57.7%) |
Females: 77 | (42.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 182 (157 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Mount Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.98
Mount Vernon township: | 3.0 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
Mount Vernon 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: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Mount Vernon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Mount Vernon township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Vernon Cemetery (1), Quaker Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Mount Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% 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: 172
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Mount Vernon township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (42%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mount Vernon township:
- German (49.4%)
- Norwegian (23.8%)
- Czech (8.3%)
- Danish (4.2%)
- English (3.0%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 62 (65%)
- Carpooled: 11 (12%)
- Worked at home: 22 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.8% of residents of Mount Vernon township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 188- In family households: 174 (46 male householders, 4 female householders)
43 spouses, 74 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (4 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 2 3-persons,
50 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 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: 3
Here: | 20.0% |
South Dakota: | 17.8% |