Bennett township, Kingman County, Kansas (KS)

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Bennett township, KS map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 705 (all rural)

Males: 334	(47.4%)
Females: 371	(52.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 670 (537 owner occupied, 133 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Races in Bennett township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 2.8%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 40.4

Average houshold size: 2.57
Average family size: 3.14

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Norwich.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Stitch Cemetery, Upchurch Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Bennett township:	0.3%
State:	5.0%

65% of Bennett township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 598
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 36
South: 52
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Bennett township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

35 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 247
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 28

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,000

Housing units in Bennett township with a mortgage: 82 (13 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 42
1960 to 1969: 27
1950 to 1959: 39
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 118

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 32
6 rooms: 48
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 39
9 or more rooms: 20

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 12
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 1
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 1
2 bedrooms: 42
3 bedrooms: 104
4 bedrooms: 29
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennett township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 15
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 32
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 83
3 vehicles: 51
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 23

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 36
2 vehicles: 18
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (23%)
Metal and metal products (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Construction (7%)
Air transportation (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Machinery (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Health care (15%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bennett township:

United States or American (29.0%)
German (28.4%)
English (13.9%)
Irish (10.0%)
Swedish (3.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Scotch-Irish (1.3%)

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

El Salvador (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 252 (76%)
Carpooled: 46 (14%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 22 (7%)
Worked at home: 6 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (68%)
Electricity (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Wood (6%)

35 people in nursing homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 693

In family households: 626 (176 male householders, 21 female householders)
166 spouses, 255 children (234 natural, 10 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 67 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 43 female householders (41 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 2 2-persons.

165 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (2 men, 29 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	2.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	9.1%
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 Bennett township:

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