Gove township, Gove County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 116.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 215 (all rural)
| Males: 103 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 112 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 215 (166 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Gove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.44
| Gove township: | 2.4 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Gove township: | $44,551 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $366 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,224 (it was $51,200 in 2000)
| : | $72,224 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 24.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Gove City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Gove Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Gove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: West Spring Creek (A), South Branch Hackberry Creek (B), North Branch Hackberry Creek (C), Middle Branch Hackberry Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Gove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 185
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 14
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 105
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Gove township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (66%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Construction (8%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Health care (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (46%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Lawyers (3%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gove township:
- German (35.2%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- English (10.4%)
- French (except Basque) (8.8%)
- Irish (8.2%)
- Northern European (6.6%)
- Swedish (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 50 (54%)
- Carpooled: 3 (3%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 35 (38%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (10%)
- Other fuel (2%)
91.3% of residents of Gove township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 236- In family households: 206 (56 male householders, 9 female householders)
55 spouses, 78 children (76 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (13 male householders (12 living alone)), 15 female householders (14 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 2 2-persons,
51 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 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% |