Harrison township, Nemaha County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 399 (all rural)
| Males: 212 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 187 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 399 (370 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 31.4
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.98
| Harrison township: | 3.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.59
| Harrison township: | $46,792 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,164 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| : | $96,164 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Goff.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Goff Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Saint Bedes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 391
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 30
- South: 6
- West: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- German (54.5%)
- Irish (16.3%)
- English (6.2%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Czech (4.9%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
- Swedish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 163 (74%)
- Carpooled: 24 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 30 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 465- In family households: 425 (95 male householders, 12 female householders)
104 spouses, 201 children (191 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (21 male householders (14 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 18 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 7 3-persons,
107 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (2 men, 24 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% |