Union township, Washington County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 161 (all rural)
Males: 75 | (46.6%) |
Females: 86 | (53.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 138 (113 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 2.5%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.60
Union township: | 2.6 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Union township: | $42,217 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $287 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $58,890 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
: | $58,890 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 18.6% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 14.2% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Mahaska.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Mahaska Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Mahaska Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stanley Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
35% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 64
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 17
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
23 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Personal and laundry services (14%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Personal and laundry services (14%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (35.7%)
- Czech (22.9%)
- United States or American (14.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.7%)
- Scottish (4.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.9%)
- European (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 27 (42%)
- Carpooled: 25 (39%)
- Walked: 5 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 5 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
23 people in nursing homes
93.8% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 119- In family households: 97 (30 male householders, 4 female householders)
26 spouses, 28 children (26 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (14 male householders (12 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 23 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 5-persons,
28 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (5 men, 8 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% |