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Bluff township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 52.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 74 (all rural)

Males: 42  (56.8%)
Females: 32  (43.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 74 (49 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

31%


Races in Bluff township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
  • Two or more races: 1.4%

Median age of males: 46.5
Median age of females: 46.5

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Average household size: 2.39

Bluff township:

2.4 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.10

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($22,917 in 1999)
Bluff township:

$47,530
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $403 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $369)
Here:

$404
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,366 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
:

$86,366
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,324 - $147,943

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $113,343
Here:

$113,343
State:

$166,141

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,575
Here:

$111,575
State:

$137,909

In 2-unit structures: $88,038
Here:

$88,038
State:

$98,792

Mobile homes: $54,898
Here:

$54,898
State:

$39,479
Population density: 1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

22.2%
Whole state:

9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

19.0%
Whole state:

4.1%

 

70% of Bluff township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 49
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 3
  • South: 11
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported
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Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Bluff township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 3
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 2
  • 1960 to 1969: 7
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 3
  • 1939 or earlier: 28

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluff township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluff township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluff township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 16
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluff township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluff township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 3
  • 2 vehicles: 11
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluff township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 2
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bluff township:

  • Czech (49.0%)
  • German (13.7%)
  • Irish (11.8%)
  • Czechoslovakian (9.8%)
  • Greek (9.8%)
  • English (5.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (93%)
  • Other fuel (7%)

93.7% of residents of Bluff township speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 63

Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,

14 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%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

7.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bluff township:

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