Aurora township, Aurora County, South Dakota (SD)

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Aurora township, SD map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 127 (all rural)

Males: 66	(52.0%)
Females: 61	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 127 (85 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

Races in Aurora township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 37.3

Average houshold size: 2.95
Average family size: 3.15

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Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.5%
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:

75% of Aurora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% 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: 114
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 10
South: 0
West: 0

Aurora township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 41
5 to 9: 2

Housing units in Aurora township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 0
1960 to 1969: 2
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 37

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 6
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 4

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 14
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aurora township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 8
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
Construction (19%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Public administration (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Health care (15%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (54%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Registered nurses (15%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Aurora township:

German (50.0%)
Dutch (32.7%)
Swedish (8.2%)
English (4.1%)
United States or American (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish (2.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 31 (49%)
Carpooled: 10 (16%)
Walked: 2 (3%)
Worked at home: 20 (32%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
Other fuel (9%)

95.7% of residents of Aurora township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 124

In family households: 122 (39 male householders, 0 female householders)
41 spouses, 42 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	26.1%
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 Aurora township:

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