Lookout township, Ellis County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 122.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 569 (all rural)
| Males: 306 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 263 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 569 (493 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lookout township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.7%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.61
| Lookout township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Lookout township: | $42,719 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,801 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $139,801 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Schoenchen.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lookout township: Schoenchen Wastewater Plant (A), Ellis County Rural Fire Department 7 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Rohr Jacobs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Lookout township: Dusty Glassman Ballfields (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Lookout township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 462
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 39
- South: 18
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 211
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,700
Housing units in Lookout township with a mortgage: 45 (5 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Health care (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (13%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Social scientists and related workers (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lookout township:
- German (67.3%)
- United States or American (9.1%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- German Russian (4.8%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- European (3.1%)
- English (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (85%)
- Carpooled: 25 (10%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Wood (2%)
95.6% of residents of Lookout township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530- In family households: 465 (132 male householders, 24 female householders)
145 spouses, 156 children (135 natural, 5 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (41 male householders (30 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 11 2-persons,
134 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (15 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.8% |
| 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% |