Custer township, Mitchell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 132 (all rural)
| Males: 61 |  (46.2%) |
| Females: 71 |  (53.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 132 (115 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Custer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Median age of males: 53.0
Median age of females: 57.5
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Average household size: 2.03
| Custer township: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.55
| Custer township: | $46,340 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $325 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,355 (it was $56,300 in 2000)
| : | $75,355 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hunter.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hunter Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Greenwood Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
86% of Custer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 120
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 0
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 86
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Custer township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (18%)
- Food (15%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Educational services (35%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Food processing workers (9%)
- Religious workers (6%)
- Secondary school teachers (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Custer township:
- German (68.5%)
- English (8.1%)
- United States or American (6.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (3.6%)
- Welsh (3.6%)
- Czech (2.7%)
- Danish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33 (59%)
- Carpooled: 9 (16%)
- Bicycle: 5 (9%)
- Walked: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 5 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (90%)
- Wood (9%)
98.4% of residents of Custer township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 128- In family households: 98 (32 male householders, 5 female householders)
31 spouses, 24 children (24 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 9 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
15 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |