Woonsocket township, Sanborn County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 157 (all rural)
| Males: 81 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 76 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 157 (133 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Woonsocket township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 45.0
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Average household size: 2.38
| Woonsocket township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Woonsocket township: | $47,848 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $359 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,291 (it was $36,400 in 2000)
| : | $71,291 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 37.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Woonsocket.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Eventide Cemetery (1), Saint Wilfrid Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: McCoy Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Woonsocket township: McCoy Lake State Public Shooting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
94% of Woonsocket township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% 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: 33
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 26
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Woonsocket township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Woonsocket township:
- Norwegian (68.6%)
- German (22.9%)
- Scandinavian (8.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 11 (85%)
- Worked at home: 2 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (67%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Coal or coke (11%)
96.8% of residents of Woonsocket township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35- In family households: 27 (10 male householders, 2 female householders)
8 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (6 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 1 2-persons,
30 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |