Center township, Doniphan County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 62.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 1,743 (all rural)
Males: 888 | (50.9%) |
Females: 855 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,736 (1,406 owner occupied, 330 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.53
Center township: | 2.5 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
Center township: | $46,186 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $382 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,143 (it was $53,200 in 2000)
: | $84,143 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Troy.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Troy Wastewater Treatment Plant Mosquito Creek (A), Troy Wastewater Treatment Plant Peters Creek (B), Meng Farms (C), Doniphan County Fairgrounds (D), Kansas Highway Patrol Troop B - Doniphan (E), Leonard L Clary Community Building (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Charles Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Courter - Ritchey Cemetery (3), Charleston Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Mosquito Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 575
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 92
- South: 11
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
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
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 338
- One, attached: 10
- 3 or 4: 6
- 10 to 19: 9
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 120
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 81 (19 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (38.9%)
- Norwegian (24.3%)
- Dutch (11.1%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- English (4.6%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 270 (67%)
- Carpooled: 74 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 38 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.4% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 713- In family households: 628 (186 male householders, 24 female householders)
209 spouses, 205 children (201 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (54 male householders (43 living alone)), 17 female householders (12 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 16 2-persons,
360 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (27 men, 55 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |