Strool township, Perkins County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 60 (all rural)
| Males: 26 |  (43.3%) |
| Females: 34 |  (56.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 60 (55 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Strool township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 51.0
Median age of females: 47.0
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Average household size: 2.40
| Strool township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Strool township: | $37,937 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $317 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $59,269 (it was $34,200 in 2000)
| : | $59,269 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
Cities in this township include: Prairie City.
100% of Strool township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 30
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 29
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 24
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Strool township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
Most common first ancestries reported in Strool township:
- Norwegian (37.0%)
- German (23.9%)
- Swedish (10.9%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Dutch (6.5%)
- English (4.3%)
- Irish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15 (38%)
- Carpooled: 8 (20%)
- Walked: 4 (10%)
- Worked at home: 13 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65- In family households: 63 (18 male householders, 2 female householders)
20 spouses, 23 children (20 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
11 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |