Highland township, Harvey County, Kansas (KS)

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Highland township, KS map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 415 (all rural)

Males: 207	(49.9%)
Females: 208	(50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 415 (352 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Highland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 3.06

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Beaver Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Highland township:	1.4%
State:	5.0%

65% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 400
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 71
South: 18
West: 8

Highland township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 141
One, attached: 4
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000

Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 31 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 21
1970 to 1979: 29
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 35
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 47

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 27
6 rooms: 14
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 57
9 or more rooms: 20

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 50
4 bedrooms: 51
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 14
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 56
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Machinery (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Petroleum and coal products (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (28%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Food (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electricians (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (12%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:

German (63.3%)
Scottish (7.7%)
United States or American (6.4%)
Swiss (5.4%)
Austrian (2.3%)
Swedish (2.3%)
Czechoslovakian (2.0%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 229 (87%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Other means: 9 (3%)
Worked at home: 21 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
Electricity (25%)
Utility gas (18%)
Wood (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

93.5% of residents of Highland township speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 503

In family households: 463 (131 male householders, 19 female householders)
134 spouses, 171 children (139 natural, 8 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 40 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person.

106 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	22.2%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Highland township:

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