Morton township, Ottawa County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 498 (all rural)
| Males: 252 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 246 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 498 (423 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Morton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.58
| Morton township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Morton township: | $57,986 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $416 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,346 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
| : | $94,346 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Tescott.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Morton township: Tescott Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Phillips Seed Farms Grain Elevator Number 1 (B), Ottawa County Rural Fire District 6 Tescott Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Franklin Cemetery (1), Price Cemetery (2), Culver Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Table Rock Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Morton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 41
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $72,500
Housing units in Morton township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (20%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morton township:
- Norwegian (59.5%)
- German (35.1%)
- Ukrainian (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (64%)
- Carpooled: 4 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (14%)
- Worked at home: 2 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Coal or coke (13%)
97.5% of residents of Morton township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 43- In family households: 41 (14 male householders, 0 female householders)
14 spouses, 13 children (13 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
106 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (6 men, 23 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% |