Belford township, Aurora County, South Dakota (SD)

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Belford township, SD map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)

Males: 92	(52.0%)
Females: 85	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 148 (82 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	32%

Races in Belford township:

White Non-Hispanic: 89.8%
Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 46.1
Median age of females: 49.5

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.3%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Cities in this township include: Aurora Center.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (100% naturalized citizens)

Belford township:	15.3%
State:	1.8%

60% of Belford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 1690
Northeast: 47
Midwest: 199
South: 179
West: 81

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,500

Belford township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

29 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,252
One, attached: 41
Two: 21
3 or 4: 60
5 to 9: 113
20 to 49: 12
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Belford township with a mortgage: 421 (16 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 278

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 72
1990 to 1994: 104
1980 to 1989: 201
1970 to 1979: 332
1960 to 1969: 241
1950 to 1959: 315
1940 to 1949: 177
1939 or earlier: 66

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 131
5 rooms: 253
6 rooms: 176
7 rooms: 99
8 rooms: 75
9 or more rooms: 43

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 53
5 rooms: 23
6 rooms: 17
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 24
2 bedrooms: 218
3 bedrooms: 450
4 bedrooms: 69
5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belford township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 85
3 bedrooms: 23
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 269
2 vehicles: 392
3 vehicles: 77
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 75
2 vehicles: 57
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
Educational services (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Health care (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (23%)
Health care (23%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Public administration (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (32%)
Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Registered nurses (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Belford township:

German (19.5%)
English (13.3%)
Irish (12.3%)
French (except Basque) (10.7%)
United States or American (8.3%)
Polish (4.9%)
French Canadian (4.0%)

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

Canada (37%)
Germany (19%)
India (19%)
Japan (15%)
Iran (11%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 780 (85%)
Carpooled: 79 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 3 (0%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 37 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (89%)
Wood (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Electricity (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

29 people in nursing homes

98.9% of residents of Belford township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,234

In family households: 1,905 (528 male householders, 128 female householders)
521 spouses, 596 children (540 natural, 0 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 7 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 329 (131 male householders (104 living alone)), 142 female householders (133 living alone)), 56 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 123 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 237 1-person, 25 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

31 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).

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

Here:	3.2%
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: 11

Here:	19.6%
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 Belford township:

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