Cherokee township, Montgomery County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 541 (all rural)
| Males: 281 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 260 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 541 (469 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Cherokee township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 87.2%
- Black: 2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.9%
- Two or more races: 3.0%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 45.3
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Average household size: 2.46
| Cherokee township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Cherokee township: | $38,043 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $422 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,921 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
| : | $71,921 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Videtta Spur (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Kellick Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Claymore Creek (A), Potato Creek (B), Pumpkin Creek (C), Cotton Creek (D), Spring Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Cherokee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 349
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 41
- South: 105
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 189
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,600
Housing units in Cherokee township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Petroleum and coal products (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Health care (20%)
- Personal and laundry services (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee township:
- United States or American (31.0%)
- German (13.9%)
- English (7.5%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 204 (81%)
- Carpooled: 9 (4%)
- Walked: 18 (7%)
- Worked at home: 22 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Other fuel (10%)
- Utility gas (7%)
97.5% of residents of Cherokee township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 520- In family households: 479 (163 male householders, 4 female householders)
146 spouses, 129 children (116 natural, 9 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 24 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
92 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (6 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 15.8% |
| 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% |