Baker township, Kingsbury County, South Dakota (SD)

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Baker township, SD map Land area: 71.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.
Population: 211 (all rural)

Males: 115	(54.5%)
Females: 96	(45.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 211 (166 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

Races in Baker township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 43.5

Average houshold size: 2.43
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.7%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Cities in this township include: Lake Preston.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Odden Cemetery, Lake Preston Cemetery.

Lake: Whitewood, Lake.

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

Baker township:	0.9%
State:	1.8%

82% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 157
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 34
South: 3
West: 7

Baker township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 87
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500

Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 5
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 43

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 14

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 22
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 28
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Construction (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (4%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (47%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:

Norwegian (36.9%)
German (29.2%)
United States or American (8.2%)
Danish (7.7%)
Irish (4.6%)
Polish (4.1%)
Dutch (2.6%)

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

Other Northern Europe (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 72 (64%)
Carpooled: 7 (6%)
Walked: 9 (8%)
Worked at home: 25 (22%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
Electricity (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Utility gas (8%)
Other fuel (2%)

99.0% of residents of Baker township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 205

In family households: 176 (56 male householders, 4 female householders)
62 spouses, 54 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 29 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 17 female householders (15 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 2 2-persons.

47 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 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%

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 Baker township:

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