Big Bend township, Republic County, Kansas (KS)

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Big Bend township, KS map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 242 (all rural)

Males: 120	(49.6%)
Females: 122	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 242 (205 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Big Bend township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%

Median age of males: 50.2
Median age of females: 50.0

Average houshold size: 2.07
Average family size: 2.57

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	10.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Republic.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Lake Cemetery, Rose Mound Cemetery.

Creek: White Rock Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Big Bend township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

76% of Big Bend township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 144
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 75
South: 3
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Big Bend 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: 135
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 7

Housing units in Big Bend township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 8
1970 to 1979: 13
1960 to 1969: 2
1950 to 1959: 3
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 111

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Bend township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 1
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 24
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bend township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Bend township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 22
3 bedrooms: 54
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bend township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 2
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 19
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 30
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (58%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Gasoline stations (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (2%)
Food (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Health care (17%)
Food and beverage stores (15%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Data processing and other information services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (41%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Religious workers (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
Other financial specialists (2%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (2%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (34%)
Registered nurses (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Bend township:

German (19.5%)
English (12.4%)
United States or American (10.7%)
European (9.5%)
Irish (9.5%)
Scottish (8.3%)
Swedish (8.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 95 (70%)
Carpooled: 4 (3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 3 (2%)
Worked at home: 31 (23%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
Wood (9%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

99.5% of residents of Big Bend township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 237

In family households: 208 (83 male householders, 9 female householders)
86 spouses, 30 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 29 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person.

36 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 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): 2

Here:	25.0%
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 Big Bend township:

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