Pleasant township, Butler County, Kansas (KS)

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Pleasant township, KS map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,649 (45% urban, 55% rural)

Males: 2,358	(50.7%)
Females: 2,291	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,597 (4,075 owner occupied, 522 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	31%

Races in Pleasant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
Two or more races: 1.4%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.4

Average houshold size: 3.04
Average family size: 3.35

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Population density: 129 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Rose Hill.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 63 (54% naturalized citizens)

Pleasant township:	1.4%
State:	5.0%

62% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 2928
Northeast: 143
Midwest: 489
South: 520
West: 401

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,700

Pleasant township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

52 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,345
One, attached: 47
Two: 17
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 6
Mobile homes: 158

Median worth of mobile homes: $70,200

Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 774 (89 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 75
1995 to 1998: 134
1990 to 1994: 159
1980 to 1989: 433
1970 to 1979: 410
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 104
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 121

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 63
5 rooms: 181
6 rooms: 326
7 rooms: 270
8 rooms: 234
9 or more rooms: 236

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 35
5 rooms: 27
6 rooms: 36
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 15
2 bedrooms: 177
3 bedrooms: 682
4 bedrooms: 363
5 or more bedrooms: 88

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 36
2 bedrooms: 57
3 bedrooms: 43
4 bedrooms: 33
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 195
2 vehicles: 507
3 vehicles: 427
4 vehicles: 126
5 or more vehicles: 60

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 72
2 vehicles: 61
3 vehicles: 29
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (40%)
Construction (7%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Printing and related support activities (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Transportation equipment (16%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Engineers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:

German (27.7%)
United States or American (14.8%)
English (13.2%)
Irish (12.8%)
French (except Basque) (3.7%)
Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
European (2.8%)

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

United Kingdom (29%)
Germany (19%)
Other Eastern Africa (11%)
Other Northern Europe (10%)
Mexico (8%)
Panama (8%)
Korea (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,010 (89%)
Carpooled: 176 (8%)
Walked: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 82 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (27%)

52 people in nursing homes

95.9% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,545

In family households: 4,292 (1,064 male householders, 210 female householders)
1,078 spouses, 1,701 children (1,458 natural, 47 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 67 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 253 (124 male householders (110 living alone)), 103 female householders (94 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 52 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 421 2-persons, 271 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 204 1-person, 23 2-persons.

1,257 married couples with children.
185 single-parent households (53 men, 132 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	2.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	2.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	10.4%
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)

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