Alden Township, Hand County, South Dakota
Encyclopedia
Alden Township is a civil township
in Hand County
, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 33 at the 2000 census
.
114N Range 69W in the northwestern part of Hand County. The township covers 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²), all of it land. Lost Creek, a minor tributary of the James River
, flows through the central part of the township.
of 2000, there were 33 people, 11 households, and 10 families residing in the township. The population density
was 819.6 people per square mile (320.5/km²). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 0.4/sq mi (177.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 11 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were married couples
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.1% were non-families, and 36.4% had someone over the age of 65 in the household. The average household size was 3 and the average family size was 3.2.
In the township the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $116,860, and the median income for a family was more than $200,000. Males had a median income of more than $100,000 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $74,845. There were no families and none of the population living below the poverty line. Only 2 households reported incomes less than $25,000.
Civil township
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in Hand County
Hand County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,741 people, 1,543 households, and 1,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,840 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 33 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
Alden is located in survey townshipPublic Land Survey System
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114N Range 69W in the northwestern part of Hand County. The township covers 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²), all of it land. Lost Creek, a minor tributary of the James River
James River (Dakotas)
The James River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi long, draning an area of in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota...
, flows through the central part of the township.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 33 people, 11 households, and 10 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 819.6 people per square mile (320.5/km²). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 0.4/sq mi (177.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 11 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.1% were non-families, and 36.4% had someone over the age of 65 in the household. The average household size was 3 and the average family size was 3.2.
In the township the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $116,860, and the median income for a family was more than $200,000. Males had a median income of more than $100,000 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $74,845. There were no families and none of the population living below the poverty line. Only 2 households reported incomes less than $25,000.