Center township, Lyon County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 118.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,201 (all rural)
| Males: 612 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 589 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,201 (1,023 owner occupied, 178 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.74
| Center township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Center township: | $38,423 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $456 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,043 (it was $67,300 in 2000)
| : | $94,043 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Olpe.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Olpe Sewer Treatment Plant (A), Gloria's Ranch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Center township include: Ebenezer United Methodist Church (A), Verdigris Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Goessel Cemetery (1), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (2), Saint Joseph Cemetery (3), Line Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Olpe City Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Wolf Creek (A), Shaw Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 283
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 74
- South: 25
- West: 32
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Construction (18%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Educational services (36%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Woodworkers (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (28%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (18%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (25.7%)
- English (17.1%)
- United States or American (13.2%)
- Swedish (11.8%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Danish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 86 (58%)
- Carpooled: 33 (22%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Wood (41%)
- Electricity (9%)
97.4% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 426- In family households: 397 (96 male householders, 17 female householders)
109 spouses, 144 children (143 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (19 male householders (19 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person,
299 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (19 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 25.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |