Grinnell township, Gove County, Kansas (KS)

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Grinnell township, KS map Land area: 123.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 480 (all rural)

Males: 246	(51.2%)
Females: 234	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 480 (387 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in Grinnell township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Black: 0.2%

Median age of males: 43.7
Median age of females: 45.5

Average houshold size: 2.29
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Grinnell.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

74% of Grinnell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 397
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 22
South: 14
West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Grinnell township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 191
Two: 3
Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Grinnell township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 3
1980 to 1989: 17
1970 to 1979: 43
1960 to 1969: 20
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 68

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 25
6 rooms: 30
7 rooms: 27
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 46

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 46
3 bedrooms: 43
4 bedrooms: 40
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grinnell township:

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

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 45
2 vehicles: 53
3 vehicles: 35
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 15
2 vehicles: 12
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Educational services (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Construction (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (30%)
Health care (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Registered nurses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grinnell township:

German (70.1%)
United States or American (8.0%)
English (6.2%)
Irish (3.6%)
European (3.1%)
French (except Basque) (2.3%)
Dutch (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 191 (78%)
Carpooled: 18 (7%)
Bicycle: 4 (2%)
Walked: 14 (6%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

96.9% of residents of Grinnell township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 472

In family households: 396 (121 male householders, 14 female householders)
113 spouses, 136 children (132 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 76 (38 male householders (33 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 5 2-persons.

92 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (7 men, 3 women).

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

Here:	3.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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