Belle Prairie township, Beadle County, South Dakota (SD)

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Belle Prairie township, SD map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 38 (all rural)

Males: 16	(42.1%)
Females: 22	(57.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 38 (36 owner occupied, 2 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	32%

Races in Belle Prairie township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 45.5
Median age of females: 44.7

Average houshold size: 2.24
Average family size: 2.50

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Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.2%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 15 (67% naturalized citizens)

Belle Prairie township:	39.5%
State:	1.8%

60% of Belle Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 939
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 132
South: 46
West: 16

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

Belle Prairie 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: 870
One, attached: 7
Two: 2
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 102
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,700

Housing units in Belle Prairie township with a mortgage: 178 (10 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 117
1990 to 1994: 79
1980 to 1989: 131
1970 to 1979: 176
1960 to 1969: 107
1950 to 1959: 122
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 72

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 77
5 rooms: 98
6 rooms: 107
7 rooms: 60
8 rooms: 38
9 or more rooms: 16

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 1
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 33
2 bedrooms: 116
3 bedrooms: 225
4 bedrooms: 45
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Prairie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 22
3 bedrooms: 19
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 114
2 vehicles: 224
3 vehicles: 58
4 vehicles: 27
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 4

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Paper (17%)
Public administration (15%)
Wood products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Finance and insurance (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Paper (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Woodworkers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Belle Prairie township:

German (16.0%)
French (except Basque) (12.4%)
English (10.7%)
Finnish (10.2%)
United States or American (8.3%)
Swedish (7.0%)
Polish (6.0%)

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

Canada (40%)
Other Northern Europe (20%)
Jordan (20%)
United Kingdom (13%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 410 (80%)
Carpooled: 60 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
Taxi: 5 (1%)
Walked: 12 (2%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 20 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Wood (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Electricity (5%)

96.6% of residents of Belle Prairie township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,166

In family households: 970 (296 male householders, 48 female householders)
298 spouses, 290 children (255 natural, 10 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 3 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 196 (94 male householders (71 living alone)), 55 female householders (45 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 166 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 24 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

2 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): 5

Here:	4.9%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	3.4%
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 Belle Prairie township:

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