Payne township, Gove County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 125.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 315 (all rural)
| Males: 153 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 162 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 315 (246 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Payne township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.33
| Payne township: | 2.3 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Payne township: | $44,551 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $366 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,224 (it was $51,200 in 2000)
| : | $72,224 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Park.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Payne township: Park Wastewater Plant (A), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 20 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: North Fork Big Creek (A), East Spring Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Payne township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 265
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 8
- South: 15
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Payne township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Payne township:
- German (66.4%)
- United States or American (6.1%)
- English (5.3%)
- Russian (4.5%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 127 (71%)
- Carpooled: 19 (11%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 26 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
96.2% of residents of Payne township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 313- In family households: 260 (82 male householders, 12 female householders)
87 spouses, 71 children (68 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 23 female householders (21 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
68 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |