Alta township, Harvey County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 221 (all rural)
Males: 118 | (53.4%) |
Females: 103 | (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 221 (190 owner occupied, 31 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Alta township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 43.6
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Average household size: 2.57
Alta township: | 2.6 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
Alta township: | $49,395 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $493 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,730 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
: | $112,730 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Hebron Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Creek (A), Blaze Fork (B), Sand Creek (C), Big Slough (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Alta township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 194
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 37
- South: 6
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units in Alta township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (15%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (13%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Health care (26%)
- Food and beverage stores (16%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Petroleum and coal products (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Alta township:
- German (63.3%)
- United States or American (21.3%)
- English (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.2%)
- Swiss (2.7%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (80%)
- Carpooled: 15 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 239- In family households: 228 (78 male householders, 0 female householders)
78 spouses, 72 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 18 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
50 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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% |