Diamond Creek township, Chase County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 144.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 237 (all rural)
| Males: 123 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 114 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 237 (174 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Diamond Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 45.0
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Average household size: 2.42
| Diamond Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Diamond Creek township: | $36,557 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $314 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,921 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
| : | $81,921 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Elmdale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Elmdale Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Diamond Creek Cemetery (1), Boenitz Cemetery (2), Elk Cemetery (3), Elmdale Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Diamond Creek (A), Middle Creek (B), School Creek (C), Schaffer Creek (D), Pickett Creek (E), Wildcat Creek (F), Stribby Creek (G), Collett Creek (H), Mulvane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Diamond Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 22
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 121
Housing units in Diamond Creek township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Food (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Construction (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (44%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Extraction workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Painters and paperhangers (7%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Diamond Creek township:
- German (42.5%)
- United States or American (22.9%)
- Irish (13.1%)
- English (8.5%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Swiss (2.6%)
- Polish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 95 (67%)
- Carpooled: 30 (21%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Wood (7%)
- Other fuel (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 218- In family households: 162 (59 male householders, 1 female householders)
55 spouses, 42 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 28 female householders (23 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
56 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 80.0% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |