Rockville township, Rice County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 134 (all rural)
| Males: 71 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 63 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 134 (99 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Rockville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.79
| Rockville township: | 2.8 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Rockville township: | $45,018 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $381 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,951 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
| : | $74,951 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creeks: Lone Tree Creek (A), Dry Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Rockville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 104
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 12
- South: 8
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Rockville township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Plastics and rubber products (19%)
- Food (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Fuel dealers (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Health care (32%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Health technologists and technicians (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (10%)
- Bus drivers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockville township:
- German (45.0%)
- Swedish (18.3%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- English (4.6%)
- Northern European (3.8%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 54 (69%)
- Carpooled: 8 (10%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
- Other fuel (6%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 141- In family households: 127 (45 male householders, 2 female householders)
42 spouses, 33 children (24 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (2 male householders (0 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 2 2-persons,
32 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 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% |