Elm township, Allen County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 47.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,259 (all rural)
| Males: 647 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 612 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,259 (1,125 owner occupied, 134 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Elm township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.57
| Elm township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Elm township: | $40,270 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $380 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,941 (it was $43,400 in 2000)
| : | $63,941 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: La Harpe, Gas.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Elm township: Allen County Country Club (A), La Harpe Wastewater Plant (B), Allen County Landfill (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elm township include: Community of Christ (A), Golden Valley Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gas City Cemetery (1), La Harpe Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Elm township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 954
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 144
- South: 47
- West: 38
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 406
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 99
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,600
Housing units in Elm township with a mortgage: 144 (9 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118
- Construction (20%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (16%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elm township:
- German (41.4%)
- United States or American (23.9%)
- English (6.7%)
- Irish (5.9%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 510 (83%)
- Carpooled: 69 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 31 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.2% of residents of Elm township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,206- In family households: 1,100 (350 male householders, 33 female householders)
344 spouses, 323 children (296 natural, 7 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (25 male householders (22 living alone)), 66 female householders (64 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 6-persons,
246 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (18 men, 23 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.9% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |