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Aurora township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD)

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Aurora township, SD map Land area: 33.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 276 (all rural)

Males: 146  (52.9%)
Females: 130  (47.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 276 (236 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  14%
State:  32%


Races in Aurora township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.0

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 2.85

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Population density: 8 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  4.9%
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:

Cemetery: Fountain Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Aurora township:  0.4%
State:  1.8%

80% of Aurora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in South Dakota.


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

  • This state: 206
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 49
  • South: 1
  • West: 8
Aurora township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 105
  • 5 to 9: 6
  • Mobile homes: 4

Housing units in Aurora township with a mortgage: 25 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 15
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 36
  • 1960 to 1969: 13
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 28


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aurora township, South Dakota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 21
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 26
  • 9 or more rooms: 10


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aurora township, South Dakota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aurora township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 58
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aurora township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Aurora township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 3
  • 2 vehicles: 53
  • 3 vehicles: 36
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Aurora township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 9
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3


Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (31%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Life and physical scientists (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Aurora township:
  • German (37.0%)
  • Norwegian (19.3%)
  • Irish (8.3%)
  • English (7.1%)
  • Icelander (5.5%)
  • Swedish (2.8%)
  • Danish (2.4%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 122 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 25 (15%)
  • Worked at home: 16 (10%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Utility gas (19%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Wood (6%)

96.5% of residents of Aurora township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 265
  • In family households: 233 (71 male householders, 6 female householders)
    86 spouses, 56 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 32 (13 male householders (3 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 10 2-persons.

50 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 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%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
South Dakota:  17.8%



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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)


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