Nelson township, Cloud County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 137 (all rural)
| Males: 72 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 65 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 137 (100 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Nelson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.32
| Nelson township: | 2.3 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Nelson township: | $38,264 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,769 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
| : | $66,769 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $82,829
Here: $82,829 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $87,484
Here: $87,484 State: $137,909
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,234
Here: $180,234 State: $124,036
Mobile homes: $19,130
Here: $19,130 State: $39,479
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Nelson township include: Huscher United Methodist Church (A), Morgan Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nelson Cemetery (1), Rice Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: West Branch Elm Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Nelson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 290
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 6
- South: 1
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 108
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Nelson township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (36%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (12%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nelson township:
- German (51.7%)
- Czech (23.9%)
- Irish (7.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (5.9%)
- Dutch (5.0%)
- English (3.4%)
- Scottish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (75%)
- Carpooled: 25 (15%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
95.4% of residents of Nelson township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 302- In family households: 273 (78 male householders, 8 female householders)
84 spouses, 101 children (101 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (17 male householders (11 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 6 2-persons,
17 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 38.9% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 31.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |