Solomon township, Saline County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 311 (all rural)
Males: 158 | (50.8%) |
Females: 153 | (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 311 (287 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Solomon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.80
Solomon township: | 2.8 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
Solomon township: | $46,732 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $518 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,710 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
: | $120,710 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Kipp.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Poheta Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Gypsum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Solomon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 263
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 16
- South: 11
- West: 24
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 101
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Solomon township with a mortgage: 36 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (21%)
- Health care (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Social scientists and related workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Financial managers (13%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Solomon township:
- German (37.7%)
- Irish (19.3%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- European (9.6%)
- English (7.9%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 153 (87%)
- Carpooled: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 9 (5%)
- Worked at home: 12 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.3% of residents of Solomon township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 322- In family households: 308 (97 male householders, 0 female householders)
91 spouses, 106 children (102 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
80 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here: | 15.0% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here: | 44.0% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |