Bethel township, Clay County, South Dakota (SD)

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Bethel township, SD map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 198 (all rural)

Males: 101	(51.0%)
Females: 97	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 198 (164 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	32%

Races in Bethel township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%

Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 33.8

Average houshold size: 2.79
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.9%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This township:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Saint Patricks Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (67% naturalized citizens)

Bethel township:	1.5%
State:	1.8%

66% of Bethel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in South Dakota.

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

This state: 157
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 17
South: 1
West: 7

Bethel township, South Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 71
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $115,000

Housing units in Bethel township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 1
1990 to 1994: 1
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 8
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 52

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 15
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 10

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 31
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethel township:

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

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 23
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Educational services (16%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Paper (6%)
Construction (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (37%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Therapists (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bethel township:

German (32.1%)
Norwegian (16.1%)
Irish (14.9%)
Danish (6.0%)
French (except Basque) (4.8%)
English (4.2%)
Czech (3.6%)

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

Germany (67%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 79 (77%)
Carpooled: 11 (11%)
Walked: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 10 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Electricity (6%)

96.7% of residents of Bethel township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 192

In family households: 172 (50 male householders, 7 female householders)
51 spouses, 61 children (49 natural, 7 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 20 (14 male householders (12 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 2 2-persons.

49 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 Bethel township:

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