Americus township, Lyon County, Kansas (KS)

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Americus township, KS map Land area: 87.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,522 (all rural)

Males: 745	(48.9%)
Females: 777	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,522 (1,211 owner occupied, 311 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Races in Americus township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.1

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Americus.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Township Cemetery.

Creeks: Wrights Creek, Kahola Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (67% naturalized citizens)

Americus township:	0.2%
State:	5.0%

54% of Americus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 1248
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 136
South: 75
West: 75

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Americus township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 488
One, attached: 5
3 or 4: 8
10 to 19: 9
Mobile homes: 109

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500

Housing units in Americus township with a mortgage: 193 (18 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 32
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 63
1970 to 1979: 231
1960 to 1969: 52
1950 to 1959: 36
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 150

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 49
5 rooms: 83
6 rooms: 140
7 rooms: 76
8 rooms: 46
9 or more rooms: 59

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

1 room: 1
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 38
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 1
2 bedrooms: 107
3 bedrooms: 264
4 bedrooms: 78
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Americus township:

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 55
3 bedrooms: 30
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 78
2 vehicles: 182
3 vehicles: 170
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 56
2 vehicles: 33
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Food (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Americus township:

United States or American (24.4%)
German (23.4%)
English (9.5%)
Irish (8.2%)
Scottish (4.0%)
European (3.7%)
Dutch (3.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 733 (85%)
Carpooled: 76 (9%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 48 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (55%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (4%)

98.2% of residents of Americus township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,546

In family households: 1,388 (362 male householders, 105 female householders)
402 spouses, 474 children (428 natural, 14 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 4 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 158 (70 male householders (59 living alone)), 58 female householders (50 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 197 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 11 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

327 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (20 men, 53 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%

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)

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