Turner township, Turner County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 191 (all rural)
Males: 100 | (52.4%) |
Females: 91 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 191 (154 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Turner township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 44.4
Median age of females: 45.4
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Average household size: 2.42
Turner township: | 2.4 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
Turner township: | $51,350 |
South Dakota: | $48,947 |
Here: | $421 |
State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,424 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
: | $97,424 |
South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.0% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Frieling Cemetery (1), Melhus Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Long Creek (A), Hurley Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Turner township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% 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: 93
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Turner township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Construction (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (20%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Turner township:
- Norwegian (61.0%)
- German (17.0%)
- Italian (7.0%)
- Swedish (7.0%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
- Lithuanian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (68%)
- Carpooled: 5 (9%)
- Worked at home: 13 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Wood (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
97.8% of residents of Turner township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 102- In family households: 97 (31 male householders, 2 female householders)
30 spouses, 28 children (22 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
40 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): 2
Here: | 13.3% |
South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
South Dakota: | 5.6% |