Hiawatha township, Brown County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 63.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 739 (8% urban, 92% rural)
| Males: 349 |  (47.2%) |
| Females: 390 |  (52.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 686 (496 owner occupied, 190 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Hiawatha township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.3%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.49
| Hiawatha township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Hiawatha township: | $39,688 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $352 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,881 (it was $54,600 in 2000)
| : | $77,881 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hiawatha.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hiawatha township: Hiawatha Wastewater Plant Number 3 (A), Hiawatha City of North (B), Agricultural Partners Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Hiawatha township: Hiawatha Mennonite Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hiawatha Cemetery (1), Mount Hope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Hiawatha (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: North Fork Wolf River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Hiawatha township: Davis Memorial (1). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Hiawatha township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 498
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 143
- South: 36
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
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
53 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 218
- One, attached: 4
- 5 to 9: 47
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Hiawatha township with a mortgage: 56 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Repair and maintenance (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (18%)
- Book stores and news dealers (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hiawatha township:
- United States or American (29.1%)
- German (20.4%)
- English (11.9%)
- Irish (5.9%)
- British (3.6%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 244 (74%)
- Carpooled: 50 (15%)
- Worked at home: 35 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (5%)
53 people in nursing homes
91.8% of residents of Hiawatha township speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 663- In family households: 613 (187 male householders, 24 female householders)
177 spouses, 192 children (184 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (25 male householders (19 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 6 2-persons,
100 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (22 men, 40 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 9.3% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 16.1% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |