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Chikaskia township, Kingman County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 140 (all rural)

Males: 77  (55.0%)
Females: 63  (45.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 140 (103 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

31%


Races in Chikaskia township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
  • Black: 1.4%

Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 40.8

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Average household size: 2.33

Chikaskia township:

2.3 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.82

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($41,094 in 1999)
Chikaskia township:

$47,133
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $446 (lower quartile is $214, upper quartile is $352)
Here:

$446
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,578 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
:

$87,578
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,993 - $176,351
Population density: 4 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

9.4%
Whole state:

9.9%

Cities in this township include: Spivey.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Spivey Wastewater Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Wild Horse Creek (A), Sand Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

89% of Chikaskia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 85
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 31
  • South: 5
  • West: 5

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Chikaskia township, KS map Chikaskia township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $11,900


Housing units in Chikaskia township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 19
  • 1970 to 1979: 7
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 2
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 43

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chikaskia township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 8
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chikaskia township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 10
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chikaskia township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 20
  • 3 bedrooms: 15
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chikaskia township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 7
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Chikaskia township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 9
  • 2 vehicles: 25
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Chikaskia township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Food and beverage stores (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (15%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Vending machine operators (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (36%)
  • Health care (27%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (30%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Special education teachers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (50%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Chikaskia township:

  • German (43.5%)
  • United States or American (14.5%)
  • Norwegian (9.7%)
  • English (6.5%)
  • Irish (4.8%)
  • Polish (4.8%)
  • Czechoslovakian (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Other fuel (4%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 128

Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,

28 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:

13.3%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

7.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chikaskia township:

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