Clay Center township, Clay County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 368 (1% urban, 99% rural)
| Males: 186 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 182 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 368 (269 owner occupied, 99 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Clay Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.50
| Clay Center township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Clay Center township: | $44,916 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $573 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,568 (it was $55,400 in 2000)
| : | $86,568 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 13.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay Center township: Clay Center Sewage Plant (A), Kansas Department of Transportation District 2 Area 1 Shop (B), Clay Center Rural Fire District 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Broughton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Finney Creek (A), Lincoln Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Clay Center 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: 303
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 57
- South: 8
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 146
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Clay Center township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (38%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Book stores and news dealers (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (18%)
- Business operations specialists (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Life and physical scientists (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay Center township:
- German (45.3%)
- United States or American (20.8%)
- English (8.9%)
- Swedish (6.4%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 187 (78%)
- Carpooled: 13 (5%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Utility gas (42%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 401- In family households: 363 (108 male householders, 19 female householders)
125 spouses, 111 children (111 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 6 female householders (0 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 21 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons,
84 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (5 men, 11 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% |