Wolsey township, Beadle County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 95 (all rural)
| Males: 51 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 44 |  (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 95 (69 owner occupied, 26 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Wolsey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Median age of males: 44.8
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.44
| Wolsey township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Wolsey township: | $41,729 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $447 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,465 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
| : | $91,465 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Swamps: Norwegian Slough (A), Bracken Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Wolsey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 79
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
Housing units in Wolsey township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wolsey township:
- German (63.9%)
- Danish (11.1%)
- English (8.3%)
- Norwegian (8.3%)
- United States or American (8.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15 (48%)
- Walked: 4 (13%)
- Other means: 2 (6%)
- Worked at home: 10 (32%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Electricity (18%)
98.9% of residents of Wolsey township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 88- In family households: 84 (31 male householders, 4 female householders)
34 spouses, 15 children (13 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
18 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 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% |