Alton township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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Alton township, SD map Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 233 (all rural)

Males: 121	(51.9%)
Females: 112	(48.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 233 (195 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	32%

Races in Alton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
Asian: 1.7%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 36.0

Average houshold size: 2.95
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

41% of Alton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% 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: 14
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 3
South: 0
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Alton township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11

Housing units in Alton township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

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: 2
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 2

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 7
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (21%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Educational services (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (23%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
Plant and system operators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Alton township:

German (64.7%)
Norwegian (17.6%)
Dutch (11.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7 (58%)
Worked at home: 5 (42%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (56%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Wood (22%)

88.2% of residents of Alton township speak English at home.
11.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 17

In family households: 17 (8 male householders, 0 female householders)
7 spouses, 2 children (2 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: 5 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

62 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).

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 Alton township:

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