Paradise township, Russell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 143.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 169 (all rural)
| Males: 86 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 83 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 169 (134 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Paradise township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 47.9
Median age of females: 49.8
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Average household size: 2.25
| Paradise township: | 2.3 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Paradise township: | $36,851 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $382 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,658 (it was $43,900 in 2000)
| : | $65,658 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Paradise.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Mount Herman Cemetery (1), Fairport Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Salt Creek (A), Eagle Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Paradise township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 146
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 5
- South: 3
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Paradise township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Construction (14%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (24%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (24%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Art and design workers (24%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (18%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Paradise township:
- German (41.1%)
- English (16.1%)
- Irish (12.9%)
- United States or American (10.5%)
- Italian (4.0%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (65%)
- Carpooled: 8 (9%)
- Walked: 5 (5%)
- Worked at home: 19 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Wood (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 177- In family households: 150 (57 male householders, 2 female householders)
52 spouses, 39 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person,
28 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 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% |