La Valley township, Lincoln County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 484 (all rural)
| Males: 247 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 237 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 484 (401 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in La Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.77
| La Valley township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| La Valley township: | $74,549 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $746 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $193,279 (it was $103,500 in 2000)
| : | $193,279 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in La Valley township: Beaver Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Tea Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of La Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 376
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 69
- South: 26
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 172
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in La Valley township with a mortgage: 67 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Educational services (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Health care (32%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Other direct selling establishments (12%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Lawyers (7%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in La Valley township:
- German (49.1%)
- Norwegian (19.9%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- Czech (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 196 (78%)
- Carpooled: 36 (14%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 503- In family households: 470 (155 male householders, 13 female householders)
140 spouses, 151 children (136 natural, 2 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
123 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (8 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
| Here: | 34.3% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |