Sterling township, Rice County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 44.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 223 (all rural)
Males: 113 | (50.7%) |
Females: 110 | (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 223 (182 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Sterling township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.59
Sterling township: | 2.6 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Sterling township: | $45,018 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $381 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,951 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
: | $74,951 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Sterling.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sterling township: Sterling Country Club (A), Sterling Wastewater Plant (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sterling Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Peace Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Sterling township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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: 118
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 9
- South: 12
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Sterling township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
Most common first ancestries reported in Sterling township:
- German (36.1%)
- English (21.3%)
- Irish (10.7%)
- Portuguese (9.8%)
- European (7.4%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- Welsh (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58 (64%)
- Carpooled: 14 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
95.3% of residents of Sterling township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 165- In family households: 146 (59 male householders, 0 female householders)
56 spouses, 31 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |