Belle Plaine township, Spink County, South Dakota (SD)

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Belle Plaine township, SD map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 73 (all rural)

Males: 44	(60.3%)
Females: 29	(39.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 73 (39 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	32%

Races in Belle Plaine township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.70
Average family size: 3.14

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Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.8%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

83% of Belle Plaine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 92
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 18
South: 10
West: 7

Belle Plaine 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: 60
One, attached: 1
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500

Housing units in Belle Plaine township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 15
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 19

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belle Plaine township, South Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 4

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Plaine township, South Dakota:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belle Plaine township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 27
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Plaine township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 1
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (34%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (24%)
Metal and metal products (17%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Customer service representatives (14%)
Woodworkers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Accountants and auditors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Belle Plaine township:

Norwegian (44.0%)
Swedish (16.4%)
Polish (10.3%)
German (9.5%)
Irish (6.9%)
English (3.4%)
Scandinavian (3.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 44 (76%)
Carpooled: 9 (16%)
Walked: 3 (5%)
Worked at home: 2 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
Electricity (25%)
Wood (14%)

90.5% of residents of Belle Plaine township speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 127

In family households: 104 (29 male householders, 5 female householders)
27 spouses, 39 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23 (14 male householders (10 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons.

19 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 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: 2

Here:	40.0%
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 Belle Plaine township:

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