Lane township, Smith County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 134 (all rural)
| Males: 74 |  (55.2%) |
| Females: 60 |  (44.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 134 (123 owner occupied, 11 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lane township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 45.0
Median age of females: 47.0
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Average household size: 2.23
| Lane township: | 2.2 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Lane township: | $45,237 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $286 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,416 (it was $39,800 in 2000)
| : | $61,416 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Athol.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Pleasant View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: East Beaver Creek (A), West Beaver Creek (B), Middle Beaver Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Lane township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 113
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 3
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 61
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Lane township with a mortgage: 7 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (24%)
- U. S. Postal service (16%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Special education teachers (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lane township:
- German (64.0%)
- Swedish (8.1%)
- English (5.8%)
- Norwegian (3.5%)
- United States or American (3.5%)
- Czech (2.3%)
- Irish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (70%)
- Carpooled: 10 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
- Worked at home: 6 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 125- In family households: 102 (39 male householders, 0 female householders)
44 spouses, 19 children (15 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
23 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 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% |