Lakin township, Harvey County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 357 (all rural)
Males: 184 | (51.5%) |
Females: 173 | (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 352 (290 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Lakin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.96
Lakin township: | 3.0 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
Lakin township: | $49,395 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $493 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,730 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
: | $112,730 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lakin township: Halstead Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), KMTW - TV (Wichita) (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: North Branch Kisiwa Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Lakin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% 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: 287
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 24
- South: 33
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
5 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 105
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,700
Housing units in Lakin township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Repair and maintenance (13%)
- Warehousing and storage (12%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Private households (15%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (27%)
- Customer service representatives (13%)
- Religious workers (11%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lakin township:
- German (56.3%)
- United States or American (22.2%)
- Swedish (7.3%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- British (2.8%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- English (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (57%)
- Carpooled: 45 (26%)
- Subway or elevated: 16 (9%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (18%)
- Utility gas (10%)
5 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 341- In family households: 328 (77 male householders, 28 female householders)
93 spouses, 130 children (110 natural, 20 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
99 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 16.1% |
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: 6
Here: | 35.3% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |