Prosper township, Davison County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 563 (all rural)
| Males: 286 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 277 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 563 (511 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Prosper township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.93
| Prosper township: | 2.9 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Prosper township: | $47,806 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $501 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,888 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
| : | $128,888 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Prosper Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: New Home Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Prosper 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, 19% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 486
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 90
- South: 0
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 189
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Prosper township with a mortgage: 38 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Construction (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Physicians and surgeons (4%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prosper township:
- German (55.8%)
- Dutch (14.9%)
- English (8.3%)
- Norwegian (5.9%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 264 (81%)
- Carpooled: 43 (13%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
98.4% of residents of Prosper township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 605- In family households: 569 (148 male householders, 23 female householders)
155 spouses, 243 children (227 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (23 male householders (22 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 1 2-persons,
142 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (10 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 27.2% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |