Atwood township, Rawlins County, Kansas (KS)

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Atwood township, KS map Land area: 6.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,330 (all rural)

Males: 630	(47.4%)
Females: 700	(52.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,274 (982 owner occupied, 292 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Races in Atwood township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 47.9
Median age of females: 51.5

Average houshold size: 2.12
Average family size: 2.77

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Population density: 192 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Atwood.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Atwood township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

57% of Atwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 939
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 218
South: 56
West: 108

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,700

Atwood township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

49 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 597
One, attached: 14
Two: 11
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 17
20 to 49: 12
Mobile homes: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700

Housing units in Atwood township with a mortgage: 150 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 242

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 18
1970 to 1979: 98
1960 to 1969: 101
1950 to 1959: 142
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 267

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 53
5 rooms: 111
6 rooms: 80
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 60
9 or more rooms: 65

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 29
4 rooms: 35
5 rooms: 35
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 18
2 bedrooms: 142
3 bedrooms: 173
4 bedrooms: 84
5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atwood township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 60
3 bedrooms: 24
4 bedrooms: 20
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 143
2 vehicles: 191
3 vehicles: 56
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 39
1 vehicle: 60
2 vehicles: 31
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Atwood township:

German (39.2%)
United States or American (11.5%)
English (8.8%)
Czech (7.0%)
Irish (5.9%)
Swedish (5.0%)
Dutch (2.4%)

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

United Kingdom (40%)
Canada (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 495 (80%)
Carpooled: 37 (6%)
Taxi: 4 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 41 (7%)
Worked at home: 34 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (91%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

49 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.0% of residents of Atwood township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,276

In family households: 1,015 (298 male householders, 72 female householders)
305 spouses, 317 children (305 natural, 8 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 261 (97 male householders (88 living alone)), 145 female householders (137 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 57 (52 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 225 1-person, 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

226 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (13 men, 34 women).

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

Here:	0.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	1.3%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Atwood township:

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