Palmyra township, Brown County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 31 (all rural)
| Males: 17 |  (54.8%) |
| Females: 14 |  (45.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 31 (26 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Palmyra township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.2%
Median age of males: 54.5
Median age of females: 55.0
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Average household size: 2.07
| Palmyra township: | 2.1 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.36
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($30,625 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $489 (lower quartile is $230, upper quartile is $396)| Palmyra township: | $51,065 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $489 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,968 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $139,968 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 48.0% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Palmyra Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Elm Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Webber Gulch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 37
- South: 3
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 17
- Mobile homes: 5
- Construction (16%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (19%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palmyra township:
- German (62.0%)
- Finnish (16.0%)
- Polish (8.0%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- Scandinavian (6.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 20 (63%)
- Walked: 5 (16%)
- Worked at home: 7 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Other fuel (18%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 50- In family households: 46 (16 male householders, 0 female householders)
17 spouses, 13 children (13 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 7 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
3 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% |