Afton township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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Afton township, SD map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 224 (all rural)

Males: 121	(54.0%)
Females: 103	(46.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 224 (191 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	32%

Races in Afton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 3.00

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.2%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

96% of Afton 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: 50
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 8
South: 0
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300

Afton township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 28

Housing units in Afton township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 2
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 5
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 13

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Afton township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 4
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 7

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Afton township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Afton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Afton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 2
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Afton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 5
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Afton township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Health care (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Miscellaneous manufacturing (26%)
Educational services (19%)
Wood products (16%)
Personal and laundry services (14%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (35%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Afton township:

Norwegian (80.7%)
Czech (5.3%)
German (3.5%)
Greek (3.5%)
Swedish (3.5%)
United States or American (3.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21 (72%)
Carpooled: 8 (28%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
Electricity (40%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

94.5% of residents of Afton township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 58

In family households: 48 (15 male householders, 0 female householders)
11 spouses, 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person.

60 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Afton township:

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