Ross township, Cherokee County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 54.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 893 (all rural)
| Males: 438 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 455 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 893 (786 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ross township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.7%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.49
| Ross township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Ross township: | $42,539 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $379 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,325 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
| : | $72,325 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $98,467
Here: $98,467 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $34,770
Here: $34,770 State: $137,909
Mobile homes: $43,452
Here: $43,452 State: $39,479
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: West Mineral, Roseland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: West Mineral Wastewater Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Edgmand Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Mineral Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Ross township: Mined Land Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of Ross township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 566
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 172
- South: 65
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 301
- Mobile homes: 91
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,600
Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 85 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (32%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Printing workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:
- Italian (15.7%)
- English (14.8%)
- German (14.1%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- French (except Basque) (9.9%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Austrian (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 282 (81%)
- Carpooled: 41 (12%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (11%)
94.6% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 76% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 848- In family households: 727 (193 male householders, 61 female householders)
173 spouses, 257 children (190 natural, 26 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (28 male householders (21 living alone)), 69 female householders (61 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 5-persons,
136 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (14 men, 36 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): 7
| Here: | 10.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |