Raber township, Hughes County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 51.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 42 (all rural)
| Males: 22 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 20 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 42 (37 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Raber township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.63
| Raber township: | 2.6 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Raber township: | $58,681 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $488 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $168,192 (it was $86,900 in 2000)
| : | $168,192 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Chapelle Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: South Chapelle Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Raber township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 141
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 2
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 54
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800
Housing units in Raber township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Health care (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Raber township:
- German (51.7%)
- Norwegian (20.7%)
- United States or American (8.3%)
- Polish (6.2%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
- English (2.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (71%)
- Carpooled: 14 (18%)
- Worked at home: 9 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
96.6% of residents of Raber township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 153- In family households: 135 (39 male householders, 2 female householders)
44 spouses, 48 children (45 natural, 1 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (8 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (3 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 3 2-persons,
8 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 7.7% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |