Valley township, Hutchinson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 189 (all rural)
| Males: 95 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 94 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 189 (148 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.55
| Valley township: | 2.5 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Valley township: | $41,981 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $349 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,218 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $74,218 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Valley township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Huber Cemetery (1), Knodel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% 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: 184
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Valley township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Health care (50%)
- Textile mills and textile products (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Art and design workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (31%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (19%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Valley township:
- German (59.5%)
- Swiss (16.2%)
- Norwegian (8.7%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
- Dutch (5.2%)
- Austrian (1.7%)
- Russian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 54 (56%)
- Walked: 13 (13%)
- Worked at home: 30 (31%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (5%)
93.3% of residents of Valley township speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 201- In family households: 167 (52 male householders, 0 female householders)
50 spouses, 58 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
46 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% |