Parker township, Turner County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 284 (all rural)
| Males: 144 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 140 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 284 (226 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Parker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 32.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Parker township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($18,750 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $420 (lower quartile is $181, upper quartile is $363)| Parker township: | $51,350 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,424 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
| : | $97,424 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 33.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 33.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Parker.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Christina Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers: East Fork Vermillion River (A), West Fork Vermillion River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Parker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (27%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Parker township:
- Norwegian (50.0%)
- Irish (33.3%)
- Scottish (16.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Worked at home: 6 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (33%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 12- In family households: 12 (6 male householders, 0 female householders)
6 spouses, 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons,
85 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).