Sherman township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,362 (all rural)
| Males: 707 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 655 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,362 (1,220 owner occupied, 142 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Sherman township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 29.1
Median age of females: 28.9
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Average household size: 3.26
| Sherman township: | 3.3 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.75
| Sherman township: | $48,361 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $552 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,600 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $123,600 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,995
Here: $154,995 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $122,700
Here: $122,700 State: $137,909
In 2-unit structures: $99,506
Here: $99,506 State: $98,792
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,139
Here: $95,139 State: $114,796
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,159
Here: $102,159 State: $124,036
Mobile homes: $41,590
Here: $41,590 State: $39,479
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,916
Here: $19,916 State: $54,153
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 0.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Andale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sherman township: Andale Sewer Treatment Facility (A), Sedgwick County Fire District 1 Station 31 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1224
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 39
- South: 72
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 407
- One, attached: 7
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,100
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 192 (5 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Finance and insurance (24%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (72.7%)
- United States or American (7.6%)
- English (4.7%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Swiss (1.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 506 (84%)
- Carpooled: 49 (8%)
- Walked: 15 (2%)
- Worked at home: 33 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (3%)
96.8% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,362- In family households: 1,278 (295 male householders, 44 female householders)
303 spouses, 624 children (572 natural, 42 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (40 male householders (35 living alone)), 38 female householders (36 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 7 2-persons,
466 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (14 men, 17 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |