Roswell township, Miner County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 56 (all rural)
| Males: 28 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 28 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 56 (56 owner occupied, 0 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 0% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Roswell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 85.7%
- Black: 14.3%
Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 28.0
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Average household size: 3.29
| Roswell township: | 3.3 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.77
| Roswell township: | $47,940 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $333 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,855 (it was $31,800 in 2000)
| : | $65,855 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
Cities in this township include: Roswell.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rosewell Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Roswell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Twin Lakes (A), Burke Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Roswell township include: Burke Slough State Public Shooting Area (1), Twin Lakes State Public Shooting Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Roswell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 11.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
Housing units in Roswell township with a mortgage: 1 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Computer specialists (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Roswell township:
- German (64.2%)
- United States or American (13.2%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Swiss (9.4%)
- Norwegian (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 23 (66%)
- Carpooled: 4 (11%)
- Worked at home: 8 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59- In family households: 55 (15 male householders, 2 female householders)
17 spouses, 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 11 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 2-persons,
21 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): 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% |