Plum township, Phillips County, Kansas (KS)

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Plum township, KS map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 447 (all rural)

Males: 226	(50.6%)
Females: 221	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 447 (347 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Races in Plum township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 39.2

Average houshold size: 2.46
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Agra.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: West Cedar Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Plum township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

61% of Plum township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 291
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 73
South: 27
West: 25

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

Plum township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 194
Two: 7
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Plum township with a mortgage: 41 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 35
1960 to 1969: 15
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 123

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 14
5 rooms: 42
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 10

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 2
6 rooms: 4
7 rooms: 9
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 3

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 50
3 bedrooms: 60
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plum township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 39
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 3

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Petroleum and coal products (24%)
Educational services (11%)
Construction (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (21%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plum township:

German (52.0%)
English (8.5%)
United States or American (7.6%)
Danish (5.4%)
French (except Basque) (4.0%)
Irish (3.1%)
Dutch (2.7%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 141 (69%)
Carpooled: 42 (21%)
Bicycle: 4 (2%)
Walked: 5 (2%)
Worked at home: 11 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (79%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

96.9% of residents of Plum township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 423

In family households: 353 (100 male householders, 24 female householders)
110 spouses, 116 children (97 natural, 13 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 70 (37 male householders (33 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

108 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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

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 Plum township:

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