Troy township, Grant County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 71 (all rural)
| Males: 38 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 33 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 71 (56 owner occupied, 15 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Troy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.63
| Troy township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Troy township: | $48,355 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,054 (it was $60,500 in 2000)
| : | $105,054 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 34.2% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Troy township: Tabor Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Troy Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Pyror Slough (A), Crooked Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Troy township: Troy Lake State Public Shooting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Troy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
- One, attached: 2
- Construction (15%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Troy township:
- German (28.8%)
- Swedish (28.8%)
- Norwegian (12.1%)
- United States or American (4.5%)
- Czech (3.0%)
- Danish (3.0%)
- Irish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (33%)
- Carpooled: 8 (33%)
- Worked at home: 8 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (17%)
93.8% of residents of Troy township speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 73- In family households: 68 (15 male householders, 0 female householders)
14 spouses, 32 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
14 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 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% |