Silver Creek township, Cowley County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 770 (all rural)
| Males: 381 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 389 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 770 (547 owner occupied, 223 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Silver Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 34.9
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Average household size: 2.71
| Silver Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Silver Creek township: | $41,573 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,416 (it was $55,200 in 2000)
| : | $81,416 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Burden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Silver Creek township: Burden Wastewater Plant (A), Fleming Feed and Grain Company Grain Elevator Number 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Grand Prairie Cemetery (1), Burden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Silver Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 45
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Silver Creek township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (17%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Creek township:
- German (69.2%)
- Danish (10.3%)
- Norwegian (10.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9 (60%)
- Walked: 2 (13%)
- Worked at home: 4 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (13%)
- No fuel used (13%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 47- In family households: 47 (16 male householders, 0 female householders)
12 spouses, 19 children (19 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
158 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (25 men, 39 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |