Belle Plaine township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS)

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Belle Plaine township, KS map Land area: 40.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,504 (all rural)

Males: 1,768	(50.5%)
Females: 1,736	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,504 (3,029 owner occupied, 475 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	31%

Races in Belle Plaine township:

White Non-Hispanic: 92.9%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 3.2%

Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.2

Average houshold size: 2.70
Average family size: 3.11

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Population density: 87 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Belle Plaine.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Prairie Garden Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 30 (100% naturalized citizens)

Belle Plaine township:	0.9%
State:	5.0%

64% of Belle Plaine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 2712
Northeast: 52
Midwest: 338
South: 369
West: 117

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

Belle Plaine township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,087
One, attached: 9
Two: 7
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 3
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 258

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100

Housing units in Belle Plaine township with a mortgage: 610 (109 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 227

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 80
1980 to 1989: 190
1970 to 1979: 318
1960 to 1969: 117
1950 to 1959: 222
1940 to 1949: 83
1939 or earlier: 231

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belle Plaine township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 119
5 rooms: 282
6 rooms: 229
7 rooms: 223
8 rooms: 155
9 or more rooms: 116

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Plaine township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 42
5 rooms: 44
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belle Plaine township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 343
3 bedrooms: 514
4 bedrooms: 226
5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Plaine township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 63
3 bedrooms: 58
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 184
2 vehicles: 446
3 vehicles: 314
4 vehicles: 131
5 or more vehicles: 42

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 81
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 3

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (33%)
Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Belle Plaine township:

German (24.4%)
United States or American (20.7%)
English (14.8%)
Irish (7.5%)
French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
Swedish (1.7%)

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

Mexico (57%)
United Kingdom (33%)
Germany (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,420 (83%)
Carpooled: 205 (12%)
Walked: 37 (2%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 49 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (23%)
Wood (2%)

95.6% of residents of Belle Plaine township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,633

In family households: 3,355 (933 male householders, 98 female householders)
922 spouses, 1,270 children (1,137 natural, 51 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 27 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 278 (132 male householders (109 living alone)), 119 female householders (111 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 391 2-persons, 226 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 220 1-person, 27 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

787 married couples with children.
180 single-parent households (54 men, 126 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	6.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.6%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	12.4%
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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