Elkton township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 20.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 115 (all rural)
| Males: 61 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 54 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 115 (97 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Elkton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 3.29
| Elkton township: | 3.3 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.69
| Elkton township: | $47,141 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $567 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,080 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $154,080 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Cities in this township include: Elkton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Trinity Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
85% of Elkton 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, 40% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 64
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 50
- South: 3
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Elkton township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (23%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (14%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elkton township:
- German (36.8%)
- French Canadian (18.9%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- Norwegian (8.5%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- Dutch (5.7%)
- English (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 38 (60%)
- Carpooled: 8 (13%)
- Walked: 8 (13%)
- Worked at home: 9 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (6%)
97.5% of residents of Elkton township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126- In family households: 121 (30 male householders, 0 female householders)
33 spouses, 58 children (53 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
42 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 50.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 33.3% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |