Marmaton township, Bourbon County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 56.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 815 (all rural)
| Males: 432 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 383 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 815 (707 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Marmaton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.72
| Marmaton township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Marmaton township: | $39,313 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,194 (it was $49,400 in 2000)
| : | $79,194 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Redfield.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Redfield Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Marmaton township include: Bethal Community Church (A), Mount Orum Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Orum Cemetery (1), Woods Cemetery (2), Marmaton Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chambers Branch (A), Elm Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Paint Creek (D), Robinson Branch (E), Pawnee Creek (F), Bunion Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Marmaton township: Hollister Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Marmaton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 646
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 114
- South: 38
- West: 71
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 256
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 73
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Marmaton township with a mortgage: 85 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Construction (19%)
- Printing and related support activities (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Child care workers (11%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marmaton township:
- United States or American (26.9%)
- German (19.1%)
- Irish (15.9%)
- English (12.3%)
- European (5.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 303 (71%)
- Carpooled: 89 (21%)
- Walked: 14 (3%)
- Worked at home: 18 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (10%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.0% of residents of Marmaton township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 875- In family households: 771 (190 male householders, 15 female householders)
191 spouses, 366 children (323 natural, 12 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 104 (47 male householders (27 living alone)), 35 female householders (32 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 20 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
194 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (11 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |