Houston township, Smith County, Kansas (KS)

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Houston township, KS map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 206 (all rural)

Males: 95	(46.1%)
Females: 111	(53.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 206 (166 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in Houston township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%

Median age of males: 48.0
Median age of females: 51.3

Average houshold size: 2.17
Average family size: 2.76

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Gaylord.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creeks: Glen Rock Creek, Beaver Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Houston township:	2.4%
State:	5.0%

74% of Houston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 120
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 6
South: 10
West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Houston township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 78
Two: 7
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,500

Housing units in Houston township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 18
1960 to 1969: 1
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 68

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

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

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 22
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houston township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 2
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 22
2 vehicles: 26
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 1
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
Construction (16%)
Chemicals (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
U. S. Postal service (8%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Health care (16%)
Other direct selling establishments (8%)
U. S. Postal service (8%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Utilities (8%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
Business operations specialists (8%)
Life and physical scientists (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Secondary school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Personal appearance workers (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Houston township:

German (38.6%)
United States or American (24.6%)
English (8.8%)
Irish (5.3%)
Czech (3.5%)
Scottish (3.5%)
Swedish (3.5%)

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

Vietnam (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 43 (93%)
Carpooled: 1 (2%)
Worked at home: 2 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (84%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

91.4% of residents of Houston township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
7.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 147

In family households: 109 (38 male householders, 4 female householders)
37 spouses, 28 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 38 (9 male householders (7 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 2 2-persons.

37 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 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): 0

Here:	0.0%
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 Houston township:

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