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Sugar Creek township, Miami County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 40.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 449 (all rural)

Males: 228  (50.8%)
Females: 221  (49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 449 (386 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

14%
State:

31%


Races in Sugar Creek township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 0.7%

Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 38.9

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Average household size: 2.72

Sugar Creek township:

2.7 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.09

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($50,714 in 1999)
Sugar Creek township:

$58,882
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $584 (lower quartile is $257, upper quartile is $467)
Here:

$584
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $164,145 (it was $116,400 in 2000)
:

$164,145
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,422 - $238,766
Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.6%
Whole state:

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

1.6%
Whole state:

4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Rutlader Outpost Camping Facility (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Jingo Cemetery (1), Rockville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Elm Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

52% of Sugar Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 197
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 155
  • South: 9
  • West: 7

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Sugar Creek township, KS map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $83,100


Housing units in Sugar Creek township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 54
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 38
  • 1970 to 1979: 12
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 7
  • 1940 to 1949: 5
  • 1939 or earlier: 45

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sugar Creek township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 34
  • 6 rooms: 39
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sugar Creek township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sugar Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 39
  • 3 bedrooms: 81
  • 4 bedrooms: 16
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sugar Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 58
  • 3 vehicles: 42
  • 4 vehicles: 21
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Sugar Creek township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 9
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer stores (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Finance and insurance (21%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (20%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sugar Creek township:

  • German (37.7%)
  • English (21.4%)
  • United States or American (17.4%)
  • Irish (8.9%)
  • Scottish (6.0%)
  • British (3.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Coal or coke (5%)
  • Wood (5%)

98.5% of residents of Sugar Creek township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 368

Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 8 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 7 2-persons,

104 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (3 men, 10 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%

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 Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sugar Creek township:

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