Gem township, Brown County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 66.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 226 (all rural)
Males: 124 | (54.9%) |
Females: 102 | (45.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 226 (210 owner occupied, 16 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 7% |
State: | 32% |
Races in Gem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.83
Gem township: | 2.8 people |
South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
Gem 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: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 13.2% |
This township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Gem Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Gem township: Scandinavian Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: German Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Moccasin Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
96% of Gem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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: 249
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 41
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Gem township with a mortgage: 17 (7 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Metal and metal products (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (2%)
- Food and beverage stores (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (29%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (2%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
- Computer specialists (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gem township:
- German (55.3%)
- Norwegian (12.8%)
- English (8.9%)
- United States or American (6.7%)
- Welsh (2.5%)
- Iranian (1.8%)
- Danish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 123 (80%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 25 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
99.6% of residents of Gem township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 303- In family households: 287 (88 male householders, 5 female householders)
79 spouses, 115 children (94 natural, 4 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (5 male householders (4 living alone)), 7 female householders (3 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 29 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 5 2-persons,
62 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 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: 2
Here: | 50.0% |
South Dakota: | 17.8% |