Westphalia township, Anderson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 51.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 390 (all rural)
Males: 199 | (51.0%) |
Females: 191 | (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 390 (338 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Westphalia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.69
Westphalia township: | 2.7 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
Westphalia township: | $41,420 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $460 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,275 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
: | $97,275 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 28.5% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Westphalia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Westphalia Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Westphalia township: Cherry Mound Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Saint Teresa Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Spencer Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Cherry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Westphalia 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, 87% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 265
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 37
- South: 52
- West: 45
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,600
Housing units in Westphalia township with a mortgage: 35 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Construction (19%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (21%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Westphalia township:
- German (36.4%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- Italian (11.9%)
- English (11.5%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
- European (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (61%)
- Carpooled: 58 (31%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 8 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (1%)
94.8% of residents of Westphalia township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 411- In family households: 332 (78 male householders, 20 female householders)
77 spouses, 150 children (145 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (31 male householders (15 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 2 2-persons, 14 3-persons,
105 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (4 men, 9 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% |