Oak Lake township, Brookings County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 98 (all rural)
| Males: 56 |  (57.1%) |
| Females: 42 |  (42.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 98 (81 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Oak Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.0%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.39
| Oak Lake township: | 2.4 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Oak Lake township: | $47,141 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $567 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,080 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $154,080 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lake: Oak Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Oak Lake township: Oak Lake Girl Scout Camp (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Oak Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in South Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 2
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 27
- 5 to 9: 1
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
- Metal and metal products (20%)
- Construction (12%)
- Paper (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oak Lake township:
- German (50.9%)
- English (17.5%)
- Norwegian (15.8%)
- Dutch (7.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 28 (61%)
- Carpooled: 13 (28%)
- Walked: 3 (7%)
- Worked at home: 2 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (13%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 74- In family households: 67 (24 male householders, 0 female householders)
23 spouses, 18 children (18 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
18 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |