Cherry township, Montgomery County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 39.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 517 (all rural)
| Males: 257 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 260 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 517 (448 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Cherry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 2.7%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.60
| Cherry township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Cherry 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: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Cherryvale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cherry township: Kansas Department of Transportation Montgomery County Rest Area (A), Cherryvale Wastewater Plant (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cherry township include: Hazel Dell Church (A), Pleasant Dale Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hiltz Cemetery (1), Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cherry Creek (A), Rock Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
46% of Cherry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 314
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 69
- South: 41
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,800
Housing units in Cherry township with a mortgage: 33 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Transportation equipment (22%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Rail transportation (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Computer specialists (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cherry township:
- English (26.1%)
- Irish (18.0%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- German (14.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.3%)
- Danish (2.9%)
- Italian (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (80%)
- Carpooled: 27 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (5%)
99.0% of residents of Cherry township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 450- In family households: 377 (103 male householders, 13 female householders)
80 spouses, 160 children (141 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (34 male householders (27 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 28 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 7 2-persons,
120 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (7 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 8.0% |
| 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% |