Wittenberg township, Hutchinson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 53.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 247 (all rural)
| Males: 124 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 123 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 247 (175 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Wittenberg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 30.8
Median age of females: 31.3
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Average household size: 3.69
| Wittenberg township: | 3.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.86
| Wittenberg 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: | 43.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 37.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Wittenberg township include: Saint Johns Church (A), Wittenberg Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Furlong Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Wittenberg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 255
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 6
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- One, attached: 13
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units in Wittenberg township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (55%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (22%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (43%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Child care workers (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wittenberg township:
- German (58.8%)
- Ukrainian (14.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.7%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Czech (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 54 (57%)
- Carpooled: 15 (16%)
- Walked: 8 (8%)
- Worked at home: 18 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
69.6% of residents of Wittenberg township speak English at home.
30.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 284- In family households: 276 (68 male householders, 7 female householders)
68 spouses, 123 children (99 natural, 16 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
93 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 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: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |