Kanwaka township, Douglas County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 43.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,317 (all rural)
| Males: 664 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 653 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,317 (1,177 owner occupied, 140 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Kanwaka township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 41.6
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Average household size: 2.69
| Kanwaka township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Kanwaka township: | $52,150 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $667 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $186,400 (it was $115,600 in 2000)
| : | $186,400 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Kanwaka township: Lecompton Township Fire / Rescue / Emergency Medical Services Station 3 (A), Kanawaka Township Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Kanwaka township include: Morning Star Church (A), Community Bible Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mound Cemetery (1), Stull Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Coon Creek (A), Deer Creek (B), Dry Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Kanwaka township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1010
- Northeast: 36
- Midwest: 198
- South: 77
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 498
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Kanwaka township with a mortgage: 148 (16 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kanwaka township:
- German (43.9%)
- United States or American (12.5%)
- English (10.1%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- Scottish (4.7%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 574 (76%)
- Carpooled: 101 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 16 (2%)
- Worked at home: 62 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (10%)
99.5% of residents of Kanwaka township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,351- In family households: 1,209 (328 male householders, 45 female householders)
363 spouses, 445 children (398 natural, 27 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 142 (65 male householders (42 living alone)), 45 female householders (35 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 28 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 33 2-persons,
307 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (9 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 15.0% |
| 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: 19
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |