Garfield township, Rush County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 132 (all rural)
| Males: 65 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 67 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 132 (96 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Median age of males: 48.0
Median age of females: 50.8
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Average household size: 2.36
| Garfield township: | 2.4 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Garfield township: | $42,311 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $322 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,880 (it was $33,100 in 2000)
| : | $57,880 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Garfield township: Peace Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Albert Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 3
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 54
- Mobile homes: 11
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 1 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (59%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Personal and laundry services (23%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (50%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
- Religious workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Religious workers (13%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- German (64.3%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- United States or American (6.1%)
- Russian (4.1%)
- Danish (3.1%)
- French Canadian (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (63%)
- Walked: 9 (13%)
- Worked at home: 18 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (3%)
95.7% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 142- In family households: 121 (31 male householders, 9 female householders)
29 spouses, 39 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 14 female householders (12 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 2 2-persons,
19 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 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% |