Downs township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 159 (all rural)
| Males: 81 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 78 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 159 (135 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Downs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.7%
- Two or more races: 6.3%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.79
| Downs township: | 2.8 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Downs township: | $47,530 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,366 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
| : | $86,366 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $113,343
Here: $113,343 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,575
Here: $111,575 State: $137,909
In 2-unit structures: $88,038
Here: $88,038 State: $98,792
Mobile homes: $54,898
Here: $54,898 State: $39,479
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Chikaskia Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: West Prairie Creek (A), Long Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Downs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 69
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 16
- South: 16
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 52
Housing units in Downs township with a mortgage: 11 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
Most common first ancestries reported in Downs township:
- German (25.8%)
- English (17.7%)
- United States or American (12.9%)
- Czech (9.7%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (39%)
- Worked at home: 25 (61%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 105- In family households: 105 (30 male householders, 5 female householders)
35 spouses, 32 children (29 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
43 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 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% |