Plumb township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas (KS)

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Plumb township, KS map Land area: 49.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 640 (all rural)

Males: 328	(51.2%)
Females: 312	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 640 (530 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Races in Plumb township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.1

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	8.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Harveyville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Wilmington Cemetery.

Creeks: Coon Creek, Batch Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (29% naturalized citizens)

Plumb township:	1.1%
State:	5.0%

59% of Plumb 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, 86% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 601
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 11
South: 23
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Plumb township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 200
Two: 4
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,300

Housing units in Plumb township with a mortgage: 67 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 16
1990 to 1994: 25
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 44
1960 to 1969: 22
1950 to 1959: 15
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 90

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 45
5 rooms: 47
6 rooms: 42
7 rooms: 37
8 rooms: 14
9 or more rooms: 18

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 77
3 bedrooms: 85
4 bedrooms: 38
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plumb township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 46
2 vehicles: 64
3 vehicles: 65
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 21
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Food (9%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (16%)
Public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plumb township:

German (32.5%)
English (16.0%)
United States or American (12.9%)
Irish (12.2%)
Scotch-Irish (8.2%)
Scottish (2.9%)
Dutch (0.9%)

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

Philippines (71%)
Mexico (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 250 (81%)
Carpooled: 36 (12%)
Walked: 8 (3%)
Other means: 5 (2%)
Worked at home: 11 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (43%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (9%)
Other fuel (1%)

98.0% of residents of Plumb township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 677

In family households: 594 (138 male householders, 36 female householders)
160 spouses, 239 children (202 natural, 11 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 83 (44 male householders (29 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

148 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (6 men, 17 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: 3

Here:	30.0%
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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