West Point township, Brule County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 47.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population: 88 (all rural)
| Males: 42 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 46 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 88 (55 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 38% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in West Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 85.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 9.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.38
| West Point township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| West Point township: | $44,783 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,692 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| : | $96,692 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Bad Hand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in West Point township: Brule Bottom State Public Hunting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
29% of West Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 75
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 10
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 27
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $225,000
Housing units in West Point township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Point township:
- Norwegian (26.1%)
- German (23.9%)
- Czech (20.7%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Swedish (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 27 (42%)
- Carpooled: 25 (38%)
- Walked: 7 (11%)
- Other means: 6 (9%)
92.6% of residents of West Point township speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 103- In family households: 100 (17 male householders, 24 female householders)
31 spouses, 28 children (22 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
19 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 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% |