Preston township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 196 (all rural)
| Males: 106 |  (54.1%) |
| Females: 90 |  (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 196 (153 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Preston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.80
| Preston township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Preston 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: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Preston Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Preston township: Preston Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Mortimer Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Preston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 143
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 2
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Preston township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (34%)
- Health care (14%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Preston township:
- German (39.4%)
- Norwegian (28.2%)
- Scandinavian (7.6%)
- Danish (5.3%)
- English (4.7%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- United States or American (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (68%)
- Carpooled: 9 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- No fuel used (5%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 182- In family households: 175 (50 male householders, 8 female householders)
45 spouses, 66 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
48 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 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% |