Oslo township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 216 (all rural)
Males: 112 | (51.9%) |
Females: 104 | (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 216 (195 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Oslo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.9%
- Asian: 1.4%
- Two or more races: 2.8%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.84
Oslo township: | 2.8 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
Oslo 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: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 11.0% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Oslo township: Oslo Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bethania Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Pederson Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Oslo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 174
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 50
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
- Mobile homes: 8
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Oslo township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (13%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Gasoline stations (9%)
- Office supplies and stationery stores (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Gasoline stations (13%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Lawyers (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oslo township:
- German (29.6%)
- Norwegian (23.6%)
- Dutch (14.8%)
- Danish (11.8%)
- English (7.4%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- Irish (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (72%)
- Carpooled: 13 (9%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (5%)
99.0% of residents of Oslo township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 227- In family households: 217 (66 male householders, 7 female householders)
70 spouses, 69 children (67 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
61 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 17.8% |