Grainfield township, Gove County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 71.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 430 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 219 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 430 (365 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Grainfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 43.1
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.35
| Grainfield township: | 2.4 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Grainfield 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: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Grainfield.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Kansas Department of Transportation Gove County Rest Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Grainfield Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Grainfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 101
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 44
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Grainfield township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care (48%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grainfield township:
- German (81.7%)
- Swedish (4.6%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- Danish (2.8%)
- English (1.8%)
- Italian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 44 (69%)
- Carpooled: 8 (13%)
- Ferryboat: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 10 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (13%)
96.4% of residents of Grainfield township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 120- In family households: 110 (36 male householders, 0 female householders)
33 spouses, 41 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
94 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (6 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 23.8% |
| 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% |