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Starr township, Cloud County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 653 (all rural)

Males: 326  (49.9%)
Females: 327  (50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 637 (519 owner occupied, 118 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

31%


Races in Starr township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 1.2%

Median age of males: 43.3
Median age of females: 46.8

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Average household size: 2.28

Starr township:

2.3 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.95

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($22,679 in 1999)
Starr township:

$38,264
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $368 (lower quartile is $148, upper quartile is $285)
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
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,505 - $101,005

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: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

22.0%
Whole state:

9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

6.9%
Whole state:

4.1%

Cities in this township include: Miltonvale.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Miltonvale Sewer Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Starr township: Bible Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Miltonvale Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

46% of Starr township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 304
  • Northeast: 3
  • Midwest: 29
  • South: 22
  • West: 46

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

16 people in nursing homes
Starr township, KS map Starr township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000


Housing units in Starr township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 14
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 28
  • 1970 to 1979: 38
  • 1960 to 1969: 50
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 3
  • 1939 or earlier: 27

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 42
  • 6 rooms: 22
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 10
  • 6 rooms: 12
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 39
  • 3 bedrooms: 49
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 22
  • 2 vehicles: 51
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Starr township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 19
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (31%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Starr township:

  • German (19.2%)
  • United States or American (17.3%)
  • Irish (13.8%)
  • European (4.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
  • English (2.7%)
  • Italian (1.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Wood (35%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

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96.6% of residents of Starr township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 404

Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 8 2-persons,

118 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (9 men, 25 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:

9.5%
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: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

13.8%

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 Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Starr township:

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