Scott township, Linn County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 62.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 641 (all rural)
| Males: 330 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 311 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 641 (551 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Scott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.65
| Scott township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Scott township: | $45,200 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $419 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,992 (it was $67,300 in 2000)
| : | $98,992 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Prairie View High School Unified School District 362 Police Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Scott township: Twin Springs Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cadmus Cemetery (1), Prairie Home Cemetery (2), Brooklyn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Stave Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Twin Springs Creek (A), Elm Creek (B), Middle Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Scott 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, 85% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 415
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 175
- South: 31
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 244
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Scott township with a mortgage: 43 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (22%)
- Rail transportation (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Carpenters (15%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (12%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Religious workers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (24%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Customer service representatives (15%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scott township:
- German (28.3%)
- English (13.9%)
- European (6.3%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- United States or American (3.6%)
- Scottish (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 247 (75%)
- Carpooled: 73 (22%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 3 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (6%)
96.4% of residents of Scott township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 683- In family households: 627 (193 male householders, 17 female householders)
208 spouses, 209 children (100 natural, 92 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (32 male householders (32 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person,
150 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (3 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |