Afton township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS)

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Afton township, KS map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,290 (all rural)

Males: 681	(52.8%)
Females: 609	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,227 (1,168 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	31%

Races in Afton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.6%
Black: 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 1.6%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.5

Average houshold size: 3.04
Average family size: 3.25

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Reservoir: Lake Afton.

Creek: Polecat Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (0% naturalized citizens)

Afton township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

62% of Afton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 1050
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 117
South: 118
West: 18

Afton township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

42 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
21 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 394
Mobile homes: 16
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500

Housing units in Afton township with a mortgage: 220 (31 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 74
1990 to 1994: 65
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 101
1960 to 1969: 41
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 17

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 26
5 rooms: 62
6 rooms: 73
7 rooms: 87
8 rooms: 38
9 or more rooms: 90

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 71
3 bedrooms: 192
4 bedrooms: 96
5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Afton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 0
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 30
2 vehicles: 146
3 vehicles: 112
4 vehicles: 75
5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Afton township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (24%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Air transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Engineers (7%)
Top executives (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Afton township:

German (50.7%)
English (11.2%)
Irish (10.7%)
United States or American (9.7%)
Welsh (2.7%)
Scottish (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish (1.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 545 (89%)
Carpooled: 42 (7%)
Worked at home: 26 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (21%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

42 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
21 people in other group homes

98.1% of residents of Afton township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,279

In family households: 1,224 (321 male householders, 29 female householders)
347 spouses, 504 children (453 natural, 29 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 55 (10 male householders (7 living alone)), 27 female householders (17 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

361 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (15 men, 21 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	22.1%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	2.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	34.4%
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)

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