Newton township, Harvey County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 26.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,950 (81% urban, 19% rural)
| Males: 899 |  (46.1%) |
| Females: 1,051 |  (53.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,564 (1,231 owner occupied, 333 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Newton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 46.6
Median age of females: 52.0
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Average household size: 2.05
| Newton township: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.67
| Newton township: | $49,395 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,730 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
| : | $112,730 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 73 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 42.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: North Newton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Newton township: Sand Creek Station Golf Club (A), Newton Public Golf Course (B), N N Siding (C), Harvey County Fairgrounds (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 35
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
People in group quarters in Newton township, Kansas:
- 321 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 58 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30
Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Educational services (25%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (25%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:
- Irish (59.6%)
- German (15.8%)
- Norwegian (12.3%)
- Czech (8.8%)
- United States or American (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9 (39%)
- Worked at home: 14 (61%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Other fuel (26%)
People in group quarters in Newton township, Kansas:
- 321 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 58 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
93.0% of residents of Newton township speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 57- In family households: 46 (16 male householders, 0 female householders)
15 spouses, 15 children (10 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
252 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (10 men, 8 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |