Buffalo township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 224 (all rural)
Males: 120 | (53.6%) |
Females: 104 | (46.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 224 (151 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.64
Buffalo township: | 2.6 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
Buffalo township: | $52,117 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $597 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,700 (it was $98,000 in 2000)
: | $151,700 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $200,967
Here: $200,967 State: $182,593
Townhouses or other attached units: $279,241
Here: $279,241 State: $241,167
In 2-unit structures: $81,581
Here: $81,581 State: $129,138
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,457
Here: $109,457 State: $114,887
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,823
Here: $82,823 State: $148,009
Mobile homes: $25,357
Here: $25,357 State: $45,405
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Buffalo Trading Post (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Buffalo township: Saint Jacobs Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethany Cemetery (1), Clear Lake Cemetery (2), Saint Jacobs Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Clear Lake (A), Buffalo Lake (B), Diamond Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
90% of Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (14%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (20%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Therapists (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- Norwegian (55.6%)
- Czech (16.7%)
- German (16.7%)
- Danish (11.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (67%)
- Carpooled: 1 (8%)
- Worked at home: 3 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (22%)
95.2% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23- In family households: 23 (7 male householders, 0 female householders)
5 spouses, 11 children (11 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 3 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
52 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (5 men, 6 women).
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 5.6% |