Rome township, Davison County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 234 (all rural)
| Males: 123 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 111 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 234 (185 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Rome township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.89
| Rome township: | 2.9 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Rome 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: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Ethan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rome Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: North Fork Twelvemile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Rome township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Rome township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (40%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rome township:
- German (72.8%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- United States or American (3.3%)
- Danish (1.9%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- English (1.9%)
- Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 80 (58%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 51 (37%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Wood (5%)
99.1% of residents of Rome township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 227- In family households: 210 (58 male householders, 7 female householders)
65 spouses, 80 children (77 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (15 male householders (12 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 3 2-persons,
62 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 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: 3
| Here: | 30.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |