Prairie township, Union County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 235 (all rural)
| Males: 119 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 116 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 235 (175 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.97
| Prairie township: | 3.0 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Prairie township: | $62,765 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $660 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,111 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $157,111 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Beresford Cemetery (1), Gothland Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 201
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 35
- South: 9
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 86
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 21 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (21%)
- Private households (17%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Postsecondary teachers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (19%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Customer service representatives (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Therapists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (29.0%)
- Norwegian (29.0%)
- Swedish (14.3%)
- English (10.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.8%)
- Irish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 69 (59%)
- Carpooled: 13 (11%)
- Walked: 12 (10%)
- Worked at home: 23 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Other fuel (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 263- In family households: 254 (74 male householders, 0 female householders)
66 spouses, 93 children (75 natural, 5 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 21 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
64 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 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% |