Center township, Atchison County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 676 (all rural)
| Males: 351 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 325 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 676 (599 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.82
| Center township: | 2.8 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Center township: | $44,895 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,881 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
| : | $87,881 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $126,963
Here: $126,963 State: $166,141
Mobile homes: $25,162
Here: $25,162 State: $39,479
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Center township include: Cummings Christian Church (A), Cummings United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pardee Cemetery (1), Cummings Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Mooney Creek (A), Little Stranger Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 437
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 84
- South: 56
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 211
- Mobile homes: 51
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,300
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 59 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (17%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (3%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Leather and allied products (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (27%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (48.5%)
- French (except Basque) (10.0%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- Irish (7.6%)
- English (4.6%)
- Dutch (4.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 210 (74%)
- Carpooled: 37 (13%)
- Walked: 12 (4%)
- Worked at home: 25 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.5% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 607- In family households: 564 (172 male householders, 23 female householders)
174 spouses, 188 children (148 natural, 16 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (25 male householders (19 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 6 2-persons,
163 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (13 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |