Mission Creek township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 80.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 495 (all rural)
| Males: 256 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 239 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (445 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Mission Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.63
| Mission Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Mission Creek township: | $54,310 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $466 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,336 (it was $69,500 in 2000)
| : | $113,336 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Farpoint Observatory (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Mission Creek township: Wesleyan Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Keene Cemetery (1), Mission View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Mission Creek (A), North Branch Mission Creek (B), Allen Branch (C), Higby Creek (D), Beach Creek (E), Johnson Creek (F), Lomis Creek (G), Massasoit Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Mission Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 411
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 8
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 192
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400
Housing units in Mission Creek township with a mortgage: 33 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Construction (16%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (15%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mission Creek township:
- German (30.1%)
- United States or American (29.4%)
- English (11.8%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
- Norwegian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 248 (84%)
- Carpooled: 34 (12%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 482- In family households: 448 (165 male householders, 0 female householders)
146 spouses, 121 children (99 natural, 12 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
99 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (2 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 15.2% |
| 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% |