Pleasant Valley township, Aurora County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 36 (all rural)
| Males: 21 |  (58.3%) |
| Females: 15 |  (41.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 36 (28 owner occupied, 8 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Pleasant Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.8%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 47.5
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Average household size: 2.57
| Pleasant Valley township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Pleasant Valley township: | $46,150 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,918 (it was $37,700 in 2000)
| : | $71,918 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
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53% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 140
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 18
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Health care (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Therapists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:
- German (40.6%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- United States or American (6.5%)
- English (5.1%)
- Welsh (2.9%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 74 (82%)
- Carpooled: 7 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Utility gas (15%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
96.5% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 181- In family households: 163 (40 male householders, 7 female householders)
53 spouses, 59 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (10 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 1 4-persons,
10 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 11.5% |
| 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: | 60.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |