Powhattan township, Brown County, Kansas (KS)

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Powhattan township, KS map Land area: 89.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 874 (all rural)

Males: 429	(49.1%)
Females: 445	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 874 (686 owner occupied, 188 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Races in Powhattan township:

White Non-Hispanic: 45.1%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 48.5%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 33.8
Median age of females: 34.6

Average houshold size: 2.90
Average family size: 3.42

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Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Powhattan.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Powhattan Cemetery.

Creeks: Craig Creek, Plum Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (80% naturalized citizens)

Powhattan township:	0.6%
State:	5.0%

62% of Powhattan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 710
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 90
South: 48
West: 43

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Powhattan township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 268
One, attached: 5
Two: 15
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,800

Housing units in Powhattan township with a mortgage: 48 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 41
1970 to 1979: 98
1960 to 1969: 50
1950 to 1959: 6
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 81

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 16
5 rooms: 75
6 rooms: 48
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 22

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 21
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 9
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 120
4 bedrooms: 62
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powhattan township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 25
3 bedrooms: 23
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 65
2 vehicles: 102
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 19
2 vehicles: 48
3 vehicles: 3
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Construction (10%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (34%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Powhattan township:

German (20.0%)
European (11.0%)
Swiss (4.8%)
Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
English (1.9%)
United States or American (1.8%)
French (except Basque) (0.6%)

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

Other Western Europe (40%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 291 (79%)
Carpooled: 27 (7%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 48 (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%)
Utility gas (3%)
Electricity (3%)
Wood (2%)

93.0% of residents of Powhattan township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 899

In family households: 812 (171 male householders, 63 female householders)
185 spouses, 302 children (288 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 25 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87 (26 male householders (16 living alone)), 46 female householders (46 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 7 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

176 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (17 men, 60 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	3.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

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

Here:	17.1%
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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