Walnut township, Atchison County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 427 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 213 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 214 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 427 (366 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Walnut township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 88.5%
- Black: 7.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Walnut township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Walnut township: | $44,895 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,881 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
| : | $87,881 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $126,963
Here: $126,963 State: $166,141
Mobile homes: $25,162
Here: $25,162 State: $39,479
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Atchison County Fire District 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Walnut township: Mount Gillian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sapp Cemetery (1), Mount Gillin Cemetery (2), Sumner Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Big Eight Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Owl Creek (A), Walnut Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Walnut 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: 276
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 28
- South: 43
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $127,900
Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Health care (30%)
- Social assistance (19%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (17%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (18%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:
- German (39.3%)
- French (except Basque) (11.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.8%)
- United States or American (7.8%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
- English (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (93%)
- Carpooled: 8 (3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Utility gas (42%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (3%)
98.6% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 374- In family households: 312 (99 male householders, 7 female householders)
109 spouses, 67 children (50 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 30 female householders (23 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 7 2-persons,
85 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (3 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% |