Elmira township, Codington County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 343 (2% urban, 98% rural)
| Males: 186 |  (54.2%) |
| Females: 157 |  (45.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 343 (284 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Elmira township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 3.5%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 3.24
| Elmira township: | 3.2 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.46
| Elmira township: | $46,361 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $520 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $140,909 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $140,909 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
72% of Elmira township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 98% 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: 243
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 31
- South: 0
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 95
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 3
Housing units in Elmira township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Lawyers (6%)
- Customer service representatives (16%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elmira township:
- German (50.8%)
- Norwegian (14.9%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- Scandinavian (5.7%)
- Finnish (4.6%)
- Polish (4.6%)
- English (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 150 (78%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (4%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 24 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Other fuel (6%)
96.9% of residents of Elmira township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 305- In family households: 294 (66 male householders, 21 female householders)
81 spouses, 114 children (105 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
108 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (1 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 27.0% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |