Big Creek township, Russell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 71.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 515 (all rural)
Males: 249 | (48.3%) |
Females: 266 | (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 515 (420 owner occupied, 95 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Big Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.48
Big Creek township: | 2.5 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Big Creek township: | $36,851 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $382 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,658 (it was $43,900 in 2000)
: | $65,658 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Gorham.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Mary's Cemetery (1), Gorham Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Walker Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
93% of Big Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 112
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 42
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Big Creek township with a mortgage: 1 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Public administration (16%)
- Construction (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Creek township:
- German (65.8%)
- Polish (6.3%)
- Norwegian (4.5%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
- Hungarian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (77%)
- Carpooled: 3 (5%)
- Walked: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 7 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Other fuel (5%)
97.7% of residents of Big Creek township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 132- In family households: 128 (37 male householders, 3 female householders)
35 spouses, 44 children (44 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
95 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (13 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 29.4% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |