Potosi township, Linn County, Kansas (KS)

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Potosi township, KS map Land area: 55.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,080 (all rural)

Males: 1,032	(49.6%)
Females: 1,048	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,080 (1,540 owner occupied, 540 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Races in Potosi township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 39.5

Average houshold size: 2.48
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Pleasanton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Eureka Cemetery, Pleasanton Cemetery, Lamb Cemetery, Turner Cemetery, Holmes Cemetery, Littell Cemetery, Green Valley Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (80% naturalized citizens)

Potosi township:	0.5%
State:	5.0%

57% of Potosi township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 1218
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 561
South: 139
West: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,100

Potosi township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 721
Two: 10
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 5
Mobile homes: 182

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000

Housing units in Potosi township with a mortgage: 192 (2 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 180

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 120
1970 to 1979: 148
1960 to 1969: 62
1950 to 1959: 100
1940 to 1949: 65
1939 or earlier: 326

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 26
4 rooms: 78
5 rooms: 184
6 rooms: 141
7 rooms: 68
8 rooms: 63
9 or more rooms: 41

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 27
4 rooms: 62
5 rooms: 70
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 23
2 bedrooms: 183
3 bedrooms: 305
4 bedrooms: 77
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Potosi township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 34
2 bedrooms: 96
3 bedrooms: 81
4 bedrooms: 14
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 147
2 vehicles: 265
3 vehicles: 126
4 vehicles: 36
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 28
1 vehicle: 86
2 vehicles: 90
3 vehicles: 24
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (30%)
Utilities (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Educational services (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Potosi township:

German (26.2%)
United States or American (23.5%)
English (12.3%)
Irish (11.7%)
Italian (3.7%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Dutch (1.8%)

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

Germany (50%)
Spain (30%)
Mexico (20%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 679 (76%)
Carpooled: 161 (18%)
Taxi: 1 (0%)
Walked: 22 (2%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (4%)

98.9% of residents of Potosi township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,050

In family households: 1,824 (481 male householders, 118 female householders)
522 spouses, 617 children (530 natural, 33 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 6 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 226 (88 male householders (73 living alone)), 112 female householders (102 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 247 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 175 1-person, 25 2-persons.

381 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (28 men, 71 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	12.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	2.9%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	8.6%
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 Potosi township:

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