Little River township, Reno County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,881 (all rural)
| Males: 897 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 984 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,810 (1,520 owner occupied, 290 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Little River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.72
| Little River township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Little River township: | $42,961 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $485 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,517 (it was $66,000 in 2000)
| : | $91,517 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 52 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Buhler.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Buhler Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Little River Township Cemetery (1), Ebenezer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Dirks Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Little River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1642
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 359
- South: 29
- West: 174
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
71 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 620
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 9
- Mobile homes: 51
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Little River township with a mortgage: 335 (40 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118
- Machinery (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Little River township:
- German (42.9%)
- English (9.2%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- United States or American (8.8%)
- Swedish (5.3%)
- European (4.9%)
- Danish (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,031 (91%)
- Carpooled: 56 (5%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 37 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
71 people in nursing homes
98.4% of residents of Little River township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,154- In family households: 2,004 (507 male householders, 60 female householders)
535 spouses, 861 children (831 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 11 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 150 (59 male householders (43 living alone)), 47 female householders (32 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 66 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 159 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 23 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
451 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (11 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 19.9% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
| Here: | 28.1% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |