Salamanca township, Cherokee County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 34.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 569 (20% urban, 80% rural)
| Males: 282 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 287 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 569 (522 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Salamanca township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.70
| Salamanca township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Salamanca 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: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cherokee County Fairgrounds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Salamanca township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 97% 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: 412
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 188
- South: 49
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 217
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Salamanca township with a mortgage: 61 (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 (19%)
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salamanca township:
- German (22.8%)
- United States or American (22.8%)
- Italian (15.8%)
- Scottish (6.1%)
- English (5.8%)
- Austrian (5.3%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 318 (92%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (38%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Wood (9%)
99.2% of residents of Salamanca township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 649- In family households: 608 (174 male householders, 6 female householders)
178 spouses, 237 children (224 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (17 male householders (11 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 39 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 6 2-persons,
131 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (6 men, 7 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% |