Marena township, Hodgeman County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 144.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 432 (all rural)
| Males: 212 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 220 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 432 (358 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Marena township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.63
| Marena township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Marena township: | $52,008 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $335 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,275 (it was $50,300 in 2000)
| : | $77,275 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hanston.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Marena township: Hanston Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Dodge City Co - Operative Exchange Grain Elevator Number 6 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Marena township include: Faith Fellowship Church (A), Hanston Mennonite Church (B), Hodgeman Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hanston Cemetery (1), Saint Anthony Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sand Creek (A), Saw Log Creek (B), Dry Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Marena township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 332
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 43
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
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: 188
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700
Housing units in Marena township with a mortgage: 36 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (18%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marena township:
- German (44.7%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- English (13.8%)
- Irish (5.7%)
- Scottish (3.1%)
- Lebanese (2.5%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (76%)
- Carpooled: 15 (7%)
- Walked: 18 (8%)
- Worked at home: 19 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
98.3% of residents of Marena township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 419- In family households: 370 (118 male householders, 9 female householders)
111 spouses, 127 children (109 natural, 10 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (17 male householders (14 living alone)), 23 female householders (20 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 6 2-persons,
103 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 3.3% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |