Sarcoxie township, Jefferson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 958 (all rural)
| Males: 492 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 466 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 958 (843 owner occupied, 115 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Sarcoxie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.47
| Sarcoxie township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Sarcoxie township: | $56,476 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,074 (it was $86,900 in 2000)
| : | $127,074 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sarcoxie township: Sarcoxie Township Fire District 4 South Station (A), Sarcoxie Township Fire District 4 North Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hardy Oak Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Lake Dabanawa (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Plum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
54% of Sarcoxie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 548
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 232
- South: 117
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 416
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 26
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Sarcoxie township with a mortgage: 111 (4 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (14%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (26%)
- Public administration (22%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Lawyers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sarcoxie township:
- German (26.2%)
- English (19.3%)
- United States or American (11.7%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- Swedish (5.6%)
- Dutch (4.4%)
- Italian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 394 (78%)
- Carpooled: 70 (14%)
- Other means: 19 (4%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.6% of residents of Sarcoxie township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 954- In family households: 857 (253 male householders, 43 female householders)
266 spouses, 215 children (189 natural, 10 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 17 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 97 (56 male householders (44 living alone)), 24 female householders (19 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 163 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 17 2-persons,
161 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (8 men, 23 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 8.6% |
| 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% |