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Elk Creek township, Republic County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Elk Creek township:

1.1%
Whole state:

5.0%

86% of Elk Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 157
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 7
  • South: 6
  • West: 3

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Elk Creek township, KS map Elk Creek township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Elk Creek township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 0
  • 1960 to 1969: 3
  • 1950 to 1959: 10
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 77

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk Creek township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk Creek township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elk Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 26
  • 3 bedrooms: 22
  • 4 bedrooms: 18
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk Creek township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Elk Creek township in renter-occupied apartments

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
  • Construction (26%)
  • Repair and maintenance (15%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (36%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Registered nurses (16%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Elk Creek township:

  • United States or American (28.0%)
  • Swedish (18.9%)
  • German (15.9%)
  • Czech (15.2%)
  • English (6.1%)
  • Czechoslovakian (5.3%)
  • French (except Basque) (5.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Turkey (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 175

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,

31 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 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%

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 Elk Creek township:

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