Buffalo township, Jewell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 40.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 574 (all rural)
| Males: 269 |  (46.9%) |
| Females: 305 |  (53.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 574 (457 owner occupied, 117 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 45.7
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Average household size: 2.17
| Buffalo township: | 2.2 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Buffalo township: | $39,604 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $301 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,072 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
| : | $57,072 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Jewell.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Jewell Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Wallace Cemetery (1), Jewell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Middle Buffalo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 448
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 59
- South: 19
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 275
- Two: 1
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 4
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 to 49: 20
- Mobile homes: 14
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,000
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 50 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (23%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- German (24.9%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- English (15.0%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Danish (3.9%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- European (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 173 (73%)
- Carpooled: 31 (13%)
- Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 20 (8%)
- Worked at home: 12 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (1%)
- Electricity (1%)
98.3% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 581- In family households: 465 (142 male householders, 14 female householders)
149 spouses, 150 children (129 natural, 15 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 116 (45 male householders (36 living alone)), 57 female householders (53 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 9 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
99 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (9 men, 18 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |