Alcester township, Union County, South Dakota (SD)

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Alcester township, SD map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 317 (all rural)

Males: 170	(53.6%)
Females: 147	(46.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 317 (281 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	32%

Races in Alcester township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.9

Average houshold size: 2.91
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	24.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	8.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Cities in this township include: Alcester.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Erickson Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Alcester township:	0.6%
State:	1.8%

82% of Alcester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in South Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 397
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 12
South: 170
West: 7

Alcester township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 210
Mobile homes: 70

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200

Housing units in Alcester township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 34
1970 to 1979: 37
1960 to 1969: 25
1950 to 1959: 6
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 141

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 47
6 rooms: 34
7 rooms: 38
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 24

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 13
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 49
3 bedrooms: 87
4 bedrooms: 34
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alcester township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 20
3 bedrooms: 21
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 70
2 vehicles: 64
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 3

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 23
2 vehicles: 22
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (18%)
Apparel (11%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Social assistance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Alcester township:

English (20.9%)
German (16.5%)
United States or American (14.8%)
Irish (12.5%)
Italian (6.7%)
Swedish (6.4%)
Scotch-Irish (4.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Italy (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 137 (77%)
Carpooled: 29 (16%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 9 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

97.2% of residents of Alcester township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 601

In family households: 525 (146 male householders, 24 female householders)
117 spouses, 208 children (198 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 76 (40 male householders (35 living alone)), 29 female householders (27 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 7 2-persons.

87 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (9 men, 2 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	4.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	7.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	66.7%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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 Alcester township:

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