Average household size:
| This town: |  2.5 people | | South Dakota: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.3% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 11.2% | | Whole state: | 13.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Reliance, SD
Reliance compared to South Dakota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lyman County South Dakota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Reliance
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 48.7% | 15.8% | 14.1% | 9.4% | 12.1% |
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| Congregations | 26.7% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 13.3% | 20.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $500 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $60 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $400 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $960 |
Reliance government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $115,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
Financial Administration: $31,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Sewerage: $10,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $14,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $48,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $48,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $132,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $32,000
Other Selective Sales: $24,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $105,000
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,208 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | South Dakota average: | 8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,868 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.05% | | South Dakota average: | 8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Reliance:
- KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWYR (1260 AM; 5 kW; WINNER, SD; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO CORP.)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KVSH (940 AM; 5 kW; VALENTINE, NE; Owner: HEART CITY RADIO COMPANY)
- KOKK (1210 AM; 5 kW; HURON, SD; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Reliance:
- KTSD-FM (91.1 FM; RELIANCE, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KPLO-FM (94.5 FM; RELIANCE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Reliance:
- KTSD-TV (Channel 10; PIERRE, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KPLO-TV (Channel 6; RELIANCE, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KPRY-TV (Channel 4; PIERRE, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3- Off Sr-47, 6 Miles N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN298
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Gene Dejordy Esq
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
- Medicine Butte 6 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 189 m, Overall height: 217 m, Call Sign: KNKN529
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Off Sr-47, 6 Miles N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN429
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Gene Dejordy Esq
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- William J Hackett, Off Sr-47, 6 Miles N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.2 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
- Eldon L Lindquist, Outside Reliance, Sd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 51.8 m
Registrant: Schwaninger & Associates, 1835 K Street, Nw, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-8837, Email:
- Medicine Butte 6 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 189 m, Overall height: 217 m
- 7 Mi N Of Reliance On Medicine Butte, Type: Tower, Structure height: 365.7 m, Overall height: 404.1 m
Registrant: South Dakota Board Of Directors For Educational Telecommunications Dba , Cherry And Dakota Sts Box 5000, Vermillion, SD 57069-5000, Phone: (605) 677-5861, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 6 Mi N, Call Sign: KYK439
Assigned Frequencies : 155.745 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2003, Expiration Date: 10/19/2013
Registrant: A&m Radio Inc, Huron, SD 57350-1234, Phone: (605) 352-6744, Fax: (605) 352-6745, Email:
- 10 Mi N, Call Sign: KNFA221, Licensee ID: L00092415
Assigned Frequencies : 461.475 MHz
Grant Date: 01/14/1997, Expiration Date: 03/04/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Quillin Brothers, Box 324, Kennebec, SD 57544, Phone: (605) 869-2434 - 2 Mi N 6 1/2 Mi E, Call Sign: KNCP994, Licensee ID: L00518752
Assigned Frequencies : 158.355 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2002, Expiration Date: 03/12/2012, Certifier: Dallas Lafferty
Registrant: Lafferty, Dallas - 4 Mi W 5 Mi S 2 Mi W .5 Mi S 1 Mi W Hwy 16, Call Sign: KNEY383, Licensee ID: L00641783
Assigned Frequencies : 153.365 MHz
Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 03/10/2013
Registrant: Alfred Schelske, Hcr 7 Box 22, Reliance, SD 57569, Phone: (605) 473-5395
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1- 6 Mi N Of Reliance On St Rd 47, Structure height: 217 m, Call Sign: KPG412
Assigned Frequencies : 450.050 MHz
Grant Date: 07/14/1986, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006
Registrant: Brooks, Pierce, Et Al., Raleigh, NC 27602, Phone: (919) 839-0300, Fax: (919) 839-0304, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: N0SUT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00217303
Grant Date: 05/21/2004, Expiration Date: 05/21/2014
Registrant: Scott L Wagner, 32981 248th Street, Reliance, SD 57569 - Call Sign: N0YZL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00764355
Grant Date: 11/07/2003, Expiration Date: 11/07/2013
Registrant: Colton W Thelen, Hcr 4 Box 6, Reliance, SD 57569 - Call Sign: WB0HTT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00917199
Grant Date: 09/14/2004, Expiration Date: 12/02/2014, Certifier: Carrol I Stewart
Registrant: Carrol I Stewart, 32830 246th St, Reliance, SD 57569
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CESSNA 172E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5549T , Serial Number: 17251449, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 03/26/1964
Registrant (Individual): Steve R Schelske, Star Rt 7 Box 23, Reliance, SD 57569 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8250F , Serial Number: 15064350, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/16/1966
Registrant (Individual): Edward L Byre, 25178 Sd Highway 47, Reliance, SD 57569
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