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Sheridan township, Linn County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 44.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 560 (all rural)

Males: 281  (50.2%)
Females: 279  (49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 501 (412 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

31%


Races in Sheridan township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
  • Black: 1.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.2%

Median age of males: 47.0
Median age of females: 51.6

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Average household size: 2.32

Sheridan township:

2.3 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.87

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($40,625 in 1999)
Sheridan township:

$45,200
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $419 (lower quartile is $174, upper quartile is $350)
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
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,120 - $182,460
Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

11.8%
Whole state:

9.9%

Cities in this township include: Prescott.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sheridan township: Prescott Transfer Station and Construction Debris Landfill (A), Prescott Sewer Treatment Plant (B), Prescott City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Holmes Cemetery (1), Battlefield Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Prescott City Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Sheridan township: Faber Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

100% of Sheridan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

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

  • This state: 34
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

59 people in nursing homes
Sheridan township, KS map Sheridan township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 5
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 5

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Utilities (26%)
  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Department and other general merchandise stores (19%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Gasoline stations (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Top executives (15%)
  • Plant and system operators (11%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Religious workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (27%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (24%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Other transportation workers (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan township:

  • German (67.9%)
  • Norwegian (32.1%)

Means of transportation to work:


59 people in nursing homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 34

Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 3 5-persons,

78 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (5 men, 18 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%

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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sheridan township:

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