Pleasant Valley township, Cowley County, Kansas (KS)

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Pleasant Valley township, KS map Land area: 45.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 838 (0% urban, 100% rural)

Males: 419	(50.0%)
Females: 419	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 838 (742 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	31%

Races in Pleasant Valley township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.1%
Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 41.1

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: South Bend Cemetery, Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

Creeks: Posey Creek, Big Badger Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)

Pleasant Valley township:	0.5%
State:	5.0%

75% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 417
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 43
South: 1
West: 2

Pleasant Valley township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 153
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000

Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 55 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 13
1970 to 1979: 28
1960 to 1969: 4
1950 to 1959: 3
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 80

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 9
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 27
7 rooms: 22
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 49

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 53
4 bedrooms: 43
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 62
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 22
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 4
3 vehicles: 7
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:

German (58.1%)
United States or American (9.8%)
Norwegian (8.9%)
Danish (6.2%)
English (4.3%)
Irish (2.4%)
Polish (2.2%)

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

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (50%)
Brazil (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 204 (76%)
Carpooled: 21 (8%)
Motorcycle: 3 (1%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 38 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
Utility gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (7%)
Other fuel (4%)
Wood (3%)

96.2% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 449

In family households: 419 (129 male householders, 8 female householders)
124 spouses, 153 children (151 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 30 (15 male householders (10 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 6 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

177 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (10 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	3.5%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	4.7%
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)

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