Wellington township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 278 (all rural)
| Males: 134 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 144 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 278 (248 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Wellington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Wellington township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
| Wellington township: | $52,117 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $597 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,700 (it was $98,000 in 2000)
| : | $151,700 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $200,967
Here: $200,967 State: $182,593
Townhouses or other attached units: $279,241
Here: $279,241 State: $241,167
In 2-unit structures: $81,581
Here: $81,581 State: $129,138
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,457
Here: $109,457 State: $114,887
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,823
Here: $82,823 State: $148,009
Mobile homes: $25,357
Here: $25,357 State: $45,405
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Union Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Wellington township: Saint Joseph Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery (1), German Methodist Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lost Lake (A), Fensterman Slough (B), Rehfeldt Slough (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Wellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% 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: 212
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 35
- South: 8
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 92
- One, attached: 3
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Wellington township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Finance and insurance (28%)
- Health care (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wellington township:
- German (54.4%)
- Norwegian (18.6%)
- Czech (8.0%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- English (5.3%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (69%)
- Carpooled: 28 (16%)
- Worked at home: 26 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.2% of residents of Wellington township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 266- In family households: 241 (76 male householders, 5 female householders)
81 spouses, 79 children (79 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (14 male householders (8 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
69 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 31.8% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |