Hamlin township, Hamlin County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 244 (all rural)
| Males: 134 |  (54.9%) |
| Females: 110 |  (45.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 238 (202 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Hamlin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Asian: 1.6%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 3.05
| Hamlin township: | 3.0 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.50
| Hamlin township: | $54,948 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,999 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
| : | $112,999 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hamlin Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Hamlin township: Bemis Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bemis Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Hamlin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 190
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 35
- South: 3
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Hamlin township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (52%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Computer specialists (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (3%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hamlin township:
- German (47.4%)
- Dutch (17.5%)
- Norwegian (8.2%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- United States or American (6.2%)
- Finnish (3.1%)
- Danish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 73 (62%)
- Carpooled: 13 (11%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
6 people in nursing homes
95.2% of residents of Hamlin township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 234- In family households: 226 (71 male householders, 2 female householders)
64 spouses, 86 children (84 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
78 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |