Monroe township, Anderson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 349 (16% urban, 84% rural)
| Males: 173 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 176 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 349 (306 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Monroe township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Monroe township: | $41,420 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $460 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,275 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
| : | $97,275 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Monroe township: Prairie Plaza Business Park (A), Beachner Grain Elevator Number 20 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Monroe township: Trinity Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Garnett Cemetery (1), Judy Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 295
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 19
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 130
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (36%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (25%)
- Cashiers (18%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- United States or American (33.5%)
- German (32.6%)
- English (10.7%)
- European (5.6%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- Welsh (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 170 (92%)
- Carpooled: 8 (4%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (14%)
- Other fuel (5%)
97.4% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 357- In family households: 323 (101 male householders, 20 female householders)
101 spouses, 86 children (69 natural, 5 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
59 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (11 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 31.0% |
| 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: 9
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |