Putney township, Brown County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 106 (all rural)
| Males: 59 |  (55.7%) |
| Females: 47 |  (44.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 106 (89 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Putney township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.65
| Putney township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Putney township: | $51,065 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $489 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,968 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $139,968 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Putney Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Putney township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 83
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 38
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Putney township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (52%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Health care (22%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Other transportation workers (7%)
- Registered nurses (17%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Legal support workers (11%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Putney township:
- German (40.5%)
- Norwegian (13.5%)
- United States or American (13.5%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Finnish (5.4%)
- English (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25 (53%)
- Carpooled: 10 (21%)
- Walked: 6 (13%)
- Worked at home: 6 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 91- In family households: 84 (26 male householders, 0 female householders)
29 spouses, 29 children (25 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (4 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person, 2 2-persons,
26 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 33.3% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |