Plum Grove township, Butler County, Kansas (KS)

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Plum Grove township, KS map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 661 (all rural)

Males: 341	(51.6%)
Females: 320	(48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 661 (538 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in Plum Grove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 2.6%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 39.4

Average houshold size: 2.55
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Potwin.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: McGill Cemetery, Holderman Cemetery.

Creeks: Diamond Creek, Brush Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (50% naturalized citizens)

Plum Grove township:	0.9%
State:	5.0%

64% of Plum Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 487
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 47
South: 34
West: 26

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,400

Plum Grove township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 249
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Plum Grove township with a mortgage: 67 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 14
1960 to 1969: 11
1950 to 1959: 62
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 124

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plum Grove township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 43
6 rooms: 48
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plum Grove township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 30
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 1
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plum Grove township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 59
3 bedrooms: 96
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plum Grove township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 38
3 bedrooms: 16
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 46
2 vehicles: 99
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 20
2 vehicles: 23
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (12%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Utilities (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (11%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Petroleum and coal products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Engineers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plum Grove township:

German (34.8%)
English (15.0%)
Irish (12.2%)
United States or American (8.6%)
Italian (4.8%)
Norwegian (4.8%)
Dutch (3.8%)

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

Netherlands (50%)
Mexico (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 241 (76%)
Carpooled: 49 (15%)
Walked: 9 (3%)
Worked at home: 19 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (57%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (5%)

97.4% of residents of Plum Grove township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 607

In family households: 502 (148 male householders, 30 female householders)
136 spouses, 146 children (139 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105 (49 male householders (38 living alone)), 30 female householders (21 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

124 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (13 men, 18 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	20.2%
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: 0

Here:	0.0%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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