Salt Springs township, Greenwood County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 70.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population: 463 (all rural)
| Males: 235 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 228 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 463 (386 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Salt Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 52.7
Median age of females: 53.5
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Average household size: 2.12
| Salt Springs township: | 2.1 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.65
| Salt Springs township: | $38,077 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $318 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,375 (it was $37,900 in 2000)
| : | $57,375 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $78,958
Here: $78,958 State: $166,141
Mobile homes: $44,316
Here: $44,316 State: $39,479
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fall River.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Salt Springs township: Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Campground (A), Fall River Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Fall River State Park Gobbler's Knob Campground (C), Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Campground (D), Fall River State Park Casner Creek Campground (E), Fall River State Park South Rock Camping Area (F), Fall River Lake Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Browns Chapel Cemetery (1), Township Cemetery (2), Charleston Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Fall River Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Badger Creek (A), Crain Creek (B), Shawnee Creek (C), Casner Creek (D), Salt Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Salt Springs township include: Fall River Wildlife Area (1), Fall River State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Salt Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 380
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 41
- South: 39
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 364
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 6
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 122
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,900
Housing units in Salt Springs township with a mortgage: 37 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Transportation equipment (30%)
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (19%)
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- U. S. Postal service (14%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Physicians and surgeons (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Springs township:
- German (36.5%)
- United States or American (23.6%)
- Norwegian (10.1%)
- Swedish (5.3%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- Irish (2.9%)
- Danish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135 (75%)
- Carpooled: 29 (16%)
- Walked: 13 (7%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (5%)
98.7% of residents of Salt Springs township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 468- In family households: 376 (141 male householders, 6 female householders)
139 spouses, 79 children (71 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (59 male householders (55 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 4 2-persons,
72 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 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% |