Pioneer township, Rush County, Kansas (KS)

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Pioneer township, KS map Land area: 41.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 426 (all rural)

Males: 208	(48.8%)
Females: 218	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 426 (356 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	31%

Races in Pioneer township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 42.4
Median age of females: 41.0

Average houshold size: 2.30
Average family size: 2.85

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Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Otis.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery.

67% of Pioneer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 392
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 11
South: 8
West: 31

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

Pioneer township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 205
One, attached: 2
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000

Housing units in Pioneer township with a mortgage: 50 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 10
1970 to 1979: 20
1960 to 1969: 18
1950 to 1959: 43
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 103

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 14
5 rooms: 33
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 27

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pioneer township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 15
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 33
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 48
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 1
1 vehicle: 25
2 vehicles: 7
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Chemicals (13%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Social assistance (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Child care workers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pioneer township:

German (62.3%)
United States or American (18.1%)
English (3.9%)
Italian (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Irish (2.1%)
Czech (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 146 (66%)
Carpooled: 31 (14%)
Ferryboat: 2 (1%)
Walked: 21 (10%)
Worked at home: 20 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Electricity (2%)
Wood (1%)

96.5% of residents of Pioneer township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 453

In family households: 385 (103 male householders, 21 female householders)
102 spouses, 146 children (138 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 68 (33 male householders (29 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 4 2-persons.

73 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (9 men, 13 women).

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

Here:	4.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	6.8%
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 Pioneer township:

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