Kirwin township, Phillips County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 33.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population: 307 (all rural)
| Males: 154 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 153 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 307 (269 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Kirwin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.6%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.52
| Kirwin township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Kirwin township: | $42,757 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $325 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,052 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
| : | $65,052 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Kirwin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Kirwin Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Kirin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Kirwin Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Bow Creek (A), Turner Creek (B), Plum Creek (C), Deer Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Kirwin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 228
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 12
- West: 32
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- One, attached: 4
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Kirwin township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Petroleum and coal products (18%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Construction (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Rail transportation (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kirwin township:
- German (53.6%)
- United States or American (13.3%)
- English (11.4%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
- Austrian (1.4%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (74%)
- Carpooled: 12 (11%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 10 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (3%)
99.3% of residents of Kirwin township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 297- In family households: 257 (72 male householders, 10 female householders)
72 spouses, 97 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
79 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 3.9% |
| 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% |