Chelsea township, Butler County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 100.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.
Population: 190 (all rural)
| Males: 102 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 88 |  (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 190 (150 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Chelsea township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.64
| Chelsea township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Chelsea township: | $55,647 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $528 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,600 (it was $83,200 in 2000)
| : | $125,600 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Chelsea township: Chelsea Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Chelsea Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Durechen Creek (A), Gilmore Branch (B), Cole Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Chelsea township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 149
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 23
- South: 9
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Chelsea township with a mortgage: 20 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Petroleum and coal products (14%)
- Health care (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Physicians and surgeons (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Registered nurses (18%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other financial specialists (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chelsea township:
- German (40.9%)
- United States or American (14.8%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- Swedish (7.0%)
- Polish (6.1%)
- English (4.3%)
- Danish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (79%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8%)
- Worked at home: 14 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (5%)
98.9% of residents of Chelsea township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 196- In family households: 183 (63 male householders, 6 female householders)
49 spouses, 60 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
43 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (8 men, 1 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): 3
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |