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Wellington township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 31.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 344 (2% urban, 98% rural)

Males: 183  (53.2%)
Females: 161  (46.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 344 (285 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

31%


Races in Wellington township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • Black: 0.6%
  • Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.5

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Average household size: 2.67

Wellington township:

2.7 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.89

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($58,750 in 1999)
Wellington township:

$47,530
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $403 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $369)
Here:

$404
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,366 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
:

$86,366
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,324 - $147,943

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $113,343
Here:

$113,343
State:

$166,141

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,575
Here:

$111,575
State:

$137,909

In 2-unit structures: $88,038
Here:

$88,038
State:

$98,792

Mobile homes: $54,898
Here:

$54,898
State:

$39,479
Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

15.7%
Whole state:

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

2.5%
Whole state:

4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wellington township: Wellington Landfill (A), KWME - FM (Wellington) (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Sumner Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Oak Creek (C), Hargis Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

73% of Wellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 320
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 42
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $179,200


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $102,800


Housing units in Wellington township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 36
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 14
  • 1970 to 1979: 19
  • 1960 to 1969: 17
  • 1950 to 1959: 12
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 40

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 34
  • 7 rooms: 34
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 26

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 72
  • 4 bedrooms: 22
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 51
  • 3 vehicles: 40
  • 4 vehicles: 16
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 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 (%):

  • Transportation equipment (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Rail transportation (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (36%)
  • Transportation equipment (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Accountants and auditors (10%)
  • Secondary school teachers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wellington township:

  • United States or American (24.7%)
  • German (22.1%)
  • English (12.1%)
  • Irish (6.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.3%)
  • Dutch (2.6%)
  • French Canadian (2.2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Electricity (9%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 362

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,

79 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wellington township:

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