Center township, Rice County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 136 (all rural)
| Males: 63 |  (46.3%) |
| Females: 73 |  (53.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 136 (111 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 2.9%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 33.5
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Average household size: 3.02
| Center township: | 3.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Center township: | $45,018 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $381 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,951 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
| : | $74,951 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 29.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Center township: Wayside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Center 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, 82% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 110
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 10
- South: 4
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Health care (44%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Health technologists and technicians (17%)
- Financial managers (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (47.7%)
- United States or American (19.8%)
- Swedish (10.5%)
- English (9.3%)
- Austrian (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (84%)
- Carpooled: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 6 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
99.2% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 132- In family households: 128 (44 male householders, 0 female householders)
42 spouses, 42 children (38 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
38 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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% |