Grandview township, Ford County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 87.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 784 (all rural)
| Males: 439 |  (56.0%) |
| Females: 345 |  (44.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 616 (434 owner occupied, 182 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Grandview township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.7%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 48.9
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.52
| Grandview township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Grandview township: | $49,996 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $489 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,699 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
| : | $89,699 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Fort Dodge, Wright.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grandview township: Kansas Soldiers Home Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Riverview Camp (B), Ford County Jail and Sheriff's Office (C), Ford County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station 1 Headquarters (D), Ford County Road and Bridge Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Vale Cemetery (1), Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at Fort Dodge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Ford County Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Elm Creek (A), Duck Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Grandview township: Ford County State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
88% of Grandview township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% 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: 223
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 49
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
168 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 111
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Grandview township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (57%)
- Construction (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Plastics and rubber products (2%)
- Health care (20%)
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (40%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Carpenters (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grandview township:
- German (61.7%)
- Norwegian (27.3%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- United States or American (1.9%)
- Czech (1.1%)
- English (1.1%)
- Polish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111 (69%)
- Carpooled: 7 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 32 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (3%)
168 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 258 (81 male householders, 4 female householders)
73 spouses, 98 children (89 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (12 male householders (8 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 4 2-persons,
140 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (8 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 19.4% |
| 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% |