Bad Nation township, Mellette County, South Dakota (SD)

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Bad Nation township, SD map Land area: 72.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 35 (all rural)

Males: 14	(40.0%)
Females: 21	(60.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 35 (30 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	32%

Races in Bad Nation township:

White Non-Hispanic: 74.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 25.7%

Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 43.5

Average houshold size: 2.92
Average family size: 3.20

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Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 237 (48% naturalized citizens)

Bad Nation township:	677.1%
State:	1.8%

60% of Bad Nation township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 8244
Northeast: 155
Midwest: 1118
South: 608
West: 282

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000

Bad Nation township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 8.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,879
One, attached: 18
Two: 103
3 or 4: 107
5 to 9: 85
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 49
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 648
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,100

Housing units in Bad Nation township with a mortgage: 1,680 (151 second mortgage, 308 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 534

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 111
1995 to 1998: 524
1990 to 1994: 435
1980 to 1989: 661
1970 to 1979: 894
1960 to 1969: 324
1950 to 1959: 238
1940 to 1949: 176
1939 or earlier: 577

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bad Nation township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 57
4 rooms: 280
5 rooms: 783
6 rooms: 749
7 rooms: 535
8 rooms: 342
9 or more rooms: 413

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bad Nation township, South Dakota:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 59
3 rooms: 95
4 rooms: 162
5 rooms: 152
6 rooms: 43
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bad Nation township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 48
2 bedrooms: 607
3 bedrooms: 1,889
4 bedrooms: 493
5 or more bedrooms: 132

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bad Nation township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 136
2 bedrooms: 300
3 bedrooms: 87
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 69
1 vehicle: 669
2 vehicles: 1,558
3 vehicles: 629
4 vehicles: 212
5 or more vehicles: 36

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

no vehicle: 57
1 vehicle: 274
2 vehicles: 183
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Educational services (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Registered nurses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bad Nation township:

German (21.4%)
United States or American (11.9%)
Irish (10.2%)
English (9.7%)
Dutch (9.6%)
Polish (6.9%)
French (except Basque) (2.4%)

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

Mexico (46%)
Canada (7%)
India (7%)
Hungary (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Romania (4%)
Netherlands (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,538 (86%)
Carpooled: 450 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 111 (2%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 106 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (70%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (1%)

93.7% of residents of Bad Nation township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (16% speak English very well, 84% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,364

In family households: 9,348 (2,358 male householders, 569 female householders)
2,340 spouses, 3,609 children (3,159 natural, 132 adopted, 318 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 91 other relatives, 184 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,016 (425 male householders (302 living alone)), 378 female householders (349 living alone)), 213 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 291 (125 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,084 2-persons, 707 3-persons, 698 4-persons, 310 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 651 1-person, 120 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

11 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): 118

Here:	7.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	3.9%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	6.3%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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