Sweet township, Hutchinson County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 249 (all rural)
| Males: 134 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 115 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 249 (93 owner occupied, 156 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 63% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Sweet township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 29.4
Median age of females: 31.8
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Average household size: 3.41
| Sweet township: | 3.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.89
| Sweet township: | $41,981 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $349 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,218 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $74,218 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 28.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 14.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Cities in this township include: Menno.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Dawson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
86% of Sweet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 263
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Sweet township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Construction (12%)
- Gasoline stations (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (32%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (44%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other transportation workers (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sweet township:
- United States or American (48.2%)
- German (46.0%)
- Scandinavian (1.8%)
- German Russian (1.3%)
- Czech (0.9%)
- Irish (0.9%)
- Norwegian (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58 (84%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Wood (4%)
42.1% of residents of Sweet township speak English at home.
57.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 265- In family households: 250 (58 male householders, 4 female householders)
60 spouses, 122 children (118 natural, 3 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
78 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 70.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |