Center township, Rawlins County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 266.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 363 (all rural)
| Males: 186 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 177 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 363 (261 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
- Black: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.79
| Center township: | 2.8 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Center township: | $43,177 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $360 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,375 (it was $41,600 in 2000)
| : | $67,375 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 20.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Atwood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Atwood Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Rawlins County Fairgrounds (B), Kansas Department of Transportation District 3 Area 2 Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Center township: Stevens Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Enterprise Cemetery (1), Blakeman Cemetery (2), Mount Calvary Cemetery (3), Chardon Cemetery (4), Ilion Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Little Beaver Creek (A), North Beaver Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 259
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 56
- South: 4
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 141
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (34.4%)
- United States or American (18.9%)
- English (11.1%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Czech (4.8%)
- European (4.4%)
- Norwegian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 83 (50%)
- Carpooled: 47 (28%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (6%)
- Walked: 10 (6%)
- Worked at home: 17 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.8% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 344- In family households: 324 (100 male householders, 10 female householders)
100 spouses, 114 children (114 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
101 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 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% |