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Shawnee township, Cherokee County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Shawnee township:

2.2%
Whole state:

5.0%

78% of Shawnee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 229
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 191
  • South: 48
  • West: 44

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Shawnee township, KS map Shawnee township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700


Housing units in Shawnee township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 13
  • 1980 to 1989: 74
  • 1970 to 1979: 11
  • 1960 to 1969: 42
  • 1950 to 1959: 29
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 67

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shawnee township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 45
  • 6 rooms: 47
  • 7 rooms: 50
  • 8 rooms: 23
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shawnee township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shawnee township:

  • no bedroom: 9
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 62
  • 3 bedrooms: 107
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shawnee township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Shawnee township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 50
  • 2 vehicles: 73
  • 3 vehicles: 42
  • 4 vehicles: 32
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Shawnee township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (32%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (28%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (15%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Shawnee township:

  • United States or American (29.6%)
  • German (15.1%)
  • English (10.9%)
  • European (9.9%)
  • Irish (4.9%)
  • Scottish (4.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Dominican Republic (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Wood (11%)

96.6% of residents of Shawnee township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 527

Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 11 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,

95 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (8 men, 9 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shawnee township:

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