Lancaster township, Atchison County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 60.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 922 (all rural)
| Males: 472 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 450 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 922 (763 owner occupied, 159 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lancaster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.69
| Lancaster township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Lancaster 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: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Lancaster, Huron.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lancaster township: Shannon Industrial Park (A), Lancaster Sewage Treatment Plant (B), Huron Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Helena (D), Jackson Farmers Grain Elevator Number 4 (E), KAIR - FM (Atchison) (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Huron Cemetery (1), Alderson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Lancaster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 732
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 120
- South: 28
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 325
- 3 or 4: 1
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Lancaster township with a mortgage: 86 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Leather and allied products (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lancaster township:
- German (47.8%)
- Irish (15.6%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- English (8.0%)
- Norwegian (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
- Italian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 357 (80%)
- Carpooled: 61 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 13 (3%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 9 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
98.0% of residents of Lancaster township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 925- In family households: 829 (236 male householders, 20 female householders)
223 spouses, 321 children (271 natural, 11 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 96 (40 male householders (40 living alone)), 48 female householders (39 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 9 2-persons,
194 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (27 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.1% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |