Benton township, Spink County, South Dakota (SD)

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Benton township, SD map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 33 (all rural)

Males: 18	(54.5%)
Females: 15	(45.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 33 (24 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	32%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 46.5
Median age of females: 48.3

Average houshold size: 2.75
Average family size: 2.91

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Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

100% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

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

This state: 14
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 0
South: 0
West: 0

Benton 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: 18

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2

Year house built:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (16%)
Furniture and related products (10%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (23%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Engineers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Waiters and waitresses (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (53.8%)
Danish (15.4%)
Dutch (15.4%)
Swedish (15.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4 (100%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
Electricity (33%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 14

In family households: 14 (5 male householders, 0 female householders)
7 spouses, 2 children (2 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

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

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Dakota:	5.6%

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 Benton township:

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