Big Bow township, Stanton County, Kansas (KS)

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Big Bow township, KS map Land area: 215.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 338 (all rural)

Males: 178	(52.7%)
Females: 160	(47.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 338 (185 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	31%

Races in Big Bow township:

White Non-Hispanic: 80.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 34.5

Average houshold size: 2.82
Average family size: 3.27

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Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 22,192 (46% naturalized citizens)

Big Bow township:	6565.7%
State:	5.0%

59% of Big Bow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 71936
Northeast: 2921
Midwest: 7850
South: 3947
West: 2158

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $148,000

Big Bow township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,453
One, attached: 7,292
Two: 147
3 or 4: 1,423
5 to 9: 2,884
10 to 19: 3,186
20 to 49: 1,989
50 or more: 1,458
Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $105,800

Housing units in Big Bow township with a mortgage: 21,919 (2,429 second mortgage, 3,421 home equity loan, 106 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,325

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 420
1995 to 1998: 2,358
1990 to 1994: 4,763
1980 to 1989: 8,718
1970 to 1979: 14,777
1960 to 1969: 5,150
1950 to 1959: 2,820
1940 to 1949: 351
1939 or earlier: 515

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

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 356
3 rooms: 1,035
4 rooms: 1,947
5 rooms: 4,961
6 rooms: 6,222
7 rooms: 6,310
8 rooms: 4,699
9 or more rooms: 3,734

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

1 room: 406
2 rooms: 1,236
3 rooms: 2,293
4 rooms: 3,182
5 rooms: 1,540
6 rooms: 648
7 rooms: 243
8 rooms: 99
9 or more rooms: 97

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

no bedroom: 99
1 bedroom: 646
2 bedrooms: 6,124
3 bedrooms: 14,217
4 bedrooms: 7,376
5 or more bedrooms: 819

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bow township:

no bedroom: 439
1 bedroom: 3,807
2 bedrooms: 4,304
3 bedrooms: 1,012
4 bedrooms: 143
5 or more bedrooms: 39

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

no vehicle: 724
1 vehicle: 6,505
2 vehicles: 15,218
3 vehicles: 4,892
4 vehicles: 1,548
5 or more vehicles: 394

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

no vehicle: 934
1 vehicle: 4,714
2 vehicles: 3,372
3 vehicles: 544
4 vehicles: 127
5 or more vehicles: 53

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Wood products (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Bow township:

German (15.7%)
Italian (13.8%)
Polish (11.2%)
Irish (9.1%)
English (3.2%)
United States or American (2.5%)
Swedish (1.8%)

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

Mexico (22%)
India (19%)
Philippines (12%)
Poland (8%)
Vietnam (5%)
Italy (4%)
Pakistan (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 50,057 (83%)
Carpooled: 5,252 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 141 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 30 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 98 (0%)
Railroad: 2,094 (3%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 101 (0%)
Bicycle: 48 (0%)
Walked: 605 (1%)
Other means: 238 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,518 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (88%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

73.0% of residents of Big Bow township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
12.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 110,702

In family households: 98,038 (23,562 male householders, 5,417 female householders)
24,334 spouses, 36,890 children (34,729 natural, 878 adopted, 1,283 stepchildren), 1,287 grandchildren, 1,212 brothers or sisters, 1,299 parents, 2,239 other relatives, 1,798 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,664 (5,159 male householders (3,847 living alone)), 5,016 female householders (4,241 living alone)), 2,489 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,007 (854 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,607 2-persons, 6,708 3-persons, 6,954 4-persons, 3,512 5-persons, 1,491 6-persons, 707 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,088 1-person, 1,871 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

99 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,904

Here:	14.5%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 369

Here:	5.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,630

Here:	28.0%
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)

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