Marion township, Douglas County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 71.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 836 (all rural)
| Males: 438 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 398 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 836 (743 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.67
| Marion township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Marion township: | $52,150 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $667 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $186,400 (it was $115,600 in 2000)
| : | $186,400 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Alfred (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Marion township include: Union Church (A), Washington Creek Church (B), Saint Francis Church (C), Twin Mounds Church (D), Bethel Chapel (E), Western Plains Church of the Brethren (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rock Creek Cemetery (1), Dodder Cemetery (2), Colyer Cemetery (3), Appanoose Cemetery (4), Twin Mounds Cemetery (5), Washington Creek Cemetery (6), Colyer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lone Star Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 552
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 113
- South: 60
- West: 35
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 309
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $93,000
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 61 (17 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- German (28.0%)
- Italian (15.0%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- United States or American (8.8%)
- English (8.0%)
- Scottish (5.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 322 (80%)
- Carpooled: 45 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 31 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (5%)
96.4% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 784- In family households: 737 (209 male householders, 21 female householders)
213 spouses, 294 children (278 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 20 female householders (17 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 3 2-persons,
199 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (12 men, 13 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |