Perry township, Davison County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 271 (all rural)
| Males: 110 |  (40.6%) |
| Females: 161 |  (59.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 237 (198 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Perry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.69
| Perry township: | 2.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Perry 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: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 259
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 33
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 13.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
34 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 77
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,400
Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:
- German (55.4%)
- United States or American (19.9%)
- English (6.2%)
- Polish (4.3%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Danish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 122 (73%)
- Carpooled: 18 (11%)
- Worked at home: 26 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (8%)
34 people in nursing homes
97.8% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258- In family households: 239 (65 male householders, 21 female householders)
64 spouses, 83 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (10 male householders (5 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 34 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 19 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 5 2-persons,
51 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 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% |