Solomon township, Cloud County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 54.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 664 (all rural)
| Males: 322 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 342 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 622 (525 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Solomon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 49.8
Median age of females: 53.7
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Average household size: 2.17
| Solomon township: | 2.2 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Solomon township: | $38,264 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,769 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
| : | $66,769 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $82,829
Here: $82,829 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $87,484
Here: $87,484 State: $137,909
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,234
Here: $180,234 State: $124,036
Mobile homes: $19,130
Here: $19,130 State: $39,479
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Glasco.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Solomon township: Glasco Wastewater Plant (A), Glasco Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Third Creek (A), Second Creek (B), Lost Creek (C), Cris Creek (D), First Creek (E), Fisher Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Solomon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 499
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 59
- South: 35
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
42 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 312
- One, attached: 5
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Solomon township with a mortgage: 61 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 135
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Printing workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Solomon township:
- German (25.9%)
- United States or American (14.6%)
- English (12.4%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- Pennsylvania German (7.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 184 (75%)
- Carpooled: 29 (12%)
- Walked: 18 (7%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (80%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
42 people in nursing homes
98.5% of residents of Solomon township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 584- In family households: 470 (145 male householders, 29 female householders)
150 spouses, 130 children (119 natural, 6 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 9 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 114 (43 male householders (36 living alone)), 50 female householders (50 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 42 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 1 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
97 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (4 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 23.5% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |