Center township, Wilson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 39.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 618 (all rural)
| Males: 303 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 315 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 570 (501 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 46.8
Median age of females: 49.6
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Average household size: 2.51
| Center township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Center township: | $38,644 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $357 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,840 (it was $40,800 in 2000)
| : | $63,840 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fredonia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Fredonia Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Fredonia Country Club (B), Camp Crawford (C), Wilson County Rural Fire District Station 6 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Center township: Fredonia Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bachelder Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Rainbow Creek (A), West Rainbow Creek (B), Salt Creek (C), Plum Branch Fall River (D), Clear Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 524
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 90
- West: 35
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
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
48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 230
- Mobile homes: 35
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $66,300
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 63 (9 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75
- Construction (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (22%)
- Food and beverage stores (16%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (28.6%)
- United States or American (22.9%)
- English (16.6%)
- European (10.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- Russian (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 260 (87%)
- Carpooled: 5 (2%)
- Walked: 18 (6%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood (7%)
48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.6% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 634- In family households: 561 (172 male householders, 0 female householders)
177 spouses, 207 children (190 natural, 13 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (12 male householders (10 living alone)), 41 female householders (28 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 11 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
108 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (0 men, 12 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% |