Prairie View township, Phillips County, Kansas (KS)

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Prairie View township, KS map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 220 (all rural)

Males: 107	(48.6%)
Females: 113	(51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 220 (188 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Prairie View township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%

Median age of males: 44.0
Median age of females: 46.5

Average houshold size: 2.34
Average family size: 2.81

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Prairie View.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Luctor Cemetery, Prairie View Cemetery.

71% of Prairie View township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 343
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 22
South: 7
West: 5

Prairie View township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 150
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300

Housing units in Prairie View township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 9
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 9
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 83

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie View township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 41
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 7

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie View township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie View township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 51
3 bedrooms: 49
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie View township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 12
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 36
2 vehicles: 47
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
Rail transportation (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Construction (5%)
Petroleum and coal products (3%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (33%)
U. S. Postal service (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (23%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Carpenters (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (15%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Special education teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie View township:

English (38.3%)
German (26.1%)
United States or American (13.2%)
Irish (8.0%)
Scottish (2.1%)
European (1.7%)
French (except Basque) (1.7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 131 (70%)
Carpooled: 30 (16%)
Walked: 8 (4%)
Worked at home: 17 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (3%)

98.3% of residents of Prairie View township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 372

In family households: 322 (93 male householders, 19 female householders)
90 spouses, 112 children (110 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 50 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 25 female householders (23 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 2 2-persons.

49 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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): 2

Here:	6.1%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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