Riverside township, Clay County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 167 (all rural)
| Males: 84 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 83 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 167 (146 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Riverside township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Asian: 1.2%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.83
| Riverside township: | 2.8 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Riverside township: | $37,750 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,863 (it was $73,700 in 2000)
| : | $139,863 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Blind Creek (A), Ash Creek (B), Frog Creek (C), Spring Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Riverside township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% 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: 171
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 7
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $82,500
Housing units in Riverside township with a mortgage: 9 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Construction (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Construction (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Riverside township:
- Norwegian (39.2%)
- German (17.5%)
- Danish (11.1%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- Swedish (5.8%)
- Dutch (5.3%)
- English (4.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (61%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 30 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
98.9% of residents of Riverside township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 186- In family households: 178 (52 male householders, 5 female householders)
51 spouses, 70 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
40 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (7 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 7.1% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |