Osage township, Miami County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 649 (all rural)
| Males: 320 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 329 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 649 (570 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Osage township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.56
| Osage township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Osage township: | $58,882 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $584 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $164,145 (it was $116,400 in 2000)
| : | $164,145 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fontana.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Fontana Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Osage township: Fontana Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Whiteford Cemetery (1), Debrick Cemetery (2), Fontana Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hushpuckney Creek (A), Jordan Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Osage township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% 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: 352
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 217
- South: 60
- West: 24
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 194
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 72
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Osage township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Health care (8%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Osage township:
- German (34.2%)
- United States or American (18.8%)
- Irish (12.8%)
- English (5.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 306 (84%)
- Carpooled: 28 (8%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (10%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.3% of residents of Osage township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 658- In family households: 575 (173 male householders, 45 female householders)
161 spouses, 152 children (151 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (30 male householders (16 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 9 2-persons, 5 4-persons,
122 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (13 men, 12 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% |
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% |