Norway township, Lincoln County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 254 (all rural)
| Males: 140 |  (55.1%) |
| Females: 114 |  (44.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 254 (182 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Norway township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Norway township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Norway township: | $74,549 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $746 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $193,279 (it was $103,500 in 2000)
| : | $193,279 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Norway township include: Romsdal Church (A), Trinity Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Nathanael Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Norway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 188
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 91
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Norway township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (26%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (21%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Gasoline stations (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Norway township:
- Norwegian (53.6%)
- German (18.3%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Dutch (7.1%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- English (2.4%)
- Danish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (55%)
- Carpooled: 27 (18%)
- Walked: 11 (7%)
- Worked at home: 31 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
96.6% of residents of Norway township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 285- In family households: 253 (76 male householders, 3 female householders)
77 spouses, 93 children (93 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (16 male householders (10 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 6 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.9% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 10.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |