Buffalo township, Marshall County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.7 sq. mi.
Population: 108 (all rural)
| Males: 56 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 52 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 108 (99 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 48.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 50.0%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.70
| Buffalo township: | 2.7 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.36
| Buffalo township: | $46,081 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $346 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,424 (it was $44,900 in 2000)
| : | $97,424 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,229
Here: $133,229 State: $182,593
Townhouses or other attached units: $208,807
Here: $208,807 State: $241,167
Mobile homes: $47,148
Here: $47,148 State: $45,405
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 36.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 28.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Buffalo township: Buffalo Lake Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Lake Martha (A), Piyas Lake (B), Almos Lake (C), Lake Isabella (D), Buffalo Lakes (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% 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: 112
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 68
- Mobile homes: 70
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 12 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (15%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- German (22.1%)
- Norwegian (18.9%)
- English (8.2%)
- Czech (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (58%)
- Carpooled: 4 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (3%)
- Bicycle: 3 (5%)
- Walked: 7 (12%)
- Worked at home: 9 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (12%)
74.8% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
24.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 122- In family households: 102 (16 male householders, 15 female householders)
25 spouses, 43 children (37 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
18 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 17.8% |