Independent township, Barton County, Kansas (KS)

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Independent township, KS map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 844 (all rural)

Males: 411	(48.7%)
Females: 433	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 842 (695 owner occupied, 147 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Races in Independent township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.9

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 3.19

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Population density: 24 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Claflin.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bloomingdale Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (40% naturalized citizens)

Independent township:	0.6%
State:	5.0%

67% of Independent township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 771
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 28
South: 21
West: 27

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Independent township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

2 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 347
One, attached: 2
10 to 19: 12
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

Housing units in Independent township with a mortgage: 109 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 138

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 34
1960 to 1969: 34
1950 to 1959: 80
1940 to 1949: 62
1939 or earlier: 132

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 3
4 rooms: 38
5 rooms: 38
6 rooms: 73
7 rooms: 46
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 53

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 65
3 bedrooms: 130
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independent township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 12
2 bedrooms: 14
3 bedrooms: 12
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 80
2 vehicles: 115
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 20
2 vehicles: 16
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Mining (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Mining (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Independent township:

German (43.5%)
United States or American (32.1%)
Irish (6.5%)
French (except Basque) (4.2%)
Austrian (2.0%)
Czech (2.0%)
English (2.0%)

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

Germany (40%)
Philippines (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 284 (80%)
Carpooled: 23 (6%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (1%)
Walked: 26 (7%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 18 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (80%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (2%)

2 people in religious group quarters

97.8% of residents of Independent township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 856

In family households: 772 (203 male householders, 26 female householders)
225 spouses, 313 children (297 natural, 2 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 84 (24 male householders (22 living alone)), 58 female householders (58 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 2 2-persons.

218 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (7 men, 22 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	2.1%
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: 2

Here:	10.5%
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 Independent township:

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