Alta township, Harvey County, Kansas (KS)

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Alta township, KS map 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

Average houshold size: 2.57
Average family size: 2.80

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Hebron Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blaze Fork, Big Slough.

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

Alta township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 1
1939 or earlier: 40

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 15
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 12
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 51
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alta township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 10
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

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%)

Most common industries for females:

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%)

Most common occupations for males

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 laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Class of Workers

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%

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 Alta township:

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