Grasshopper township, Atchison County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 65.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 588 (all rural)
| Males: 304 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 284 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 588 (467 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Grasshopper township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.55
| Grasshopper township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Grasshopper township: | $44,895 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,881 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
| : | $87,881 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $126,963
Here: $126,963 State: $166,141
Mobile homes: $25,162
Here: $25,162 State: $39,479
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Muscotah.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grasshopper township: Horton Wastewater Plant (A), Muscotah Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Bodenhausen Farms (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Muscotah Cemetery (1), Wheatland Cemetery (2), Brush Creek Cemetery (3), Forest Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Clear Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Little Grasshopper Creek (A), South Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Mission Creek (F), Little Delaware River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Grasshopper township: Atchison County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Grasshopper township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% 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: 487
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 59
- South: 28
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 213
- One, attached: 14
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Grasshopper township with a mortgage: 55 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Metal and metal products (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grasshopper township:
- German (26.1%)
- European (13.1%)
- United States or American (11.4%)
- Norwegian (6.2%)
- English (5.2%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 222 (73%)
- Carpooled: 53 (17%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 18 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Other fuel (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
98.2% of residents of Grasshopper township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 590- In family households: 512 (154 male householders, 13 female householders)
149 spouses, 172 children (166 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 13 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (24 male householders (18 living alone)), 39 female householders (32 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
130 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (15 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |