Protection township, Comanche County, Kansas (KS)

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Protection township, KS map Land area: 173.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 734 (all rural)

Males: 371	(50.5%)
Females: 363	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 694 (539 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Races in Protection township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 47.4
Median age of females: 51.3

Average houshold size: 2.22
Average family size: 2.77

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Population density: 4 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:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Protection.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creeks: Buzzard Creek, Bluff Creek, Wiggins Creek, Willow Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (38% naturalized citizens)

Protection township:	1.8%
State:	5.0%

67% of Protection township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 505
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 37
South: 160
West: 41

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

Protection township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

40 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 338
One, attached: 8
3 or 4: 2
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 28

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,700

Housing units in Protection township with a mortgage: 48 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 19
1970 to 1979: 17
1960 to 1969: 20
1950 to 1959: 39
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 201

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 69
6 rooms: 56
7 rooms: 45
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 33

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 24
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 66
3 bedrooms: 126
4 bedrooms: 41
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Protection township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 30
3 bedrooms: 22
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 67
2 vehicles: 118
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 29
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Health care (5%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (36%)
Educational services (23%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (34%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Secondary school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Protection township:

German (31.2%)
United States or American (15.8%)
Irish (13.3%)
English (12.9%)
Russian (3.5%)
Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Dutch (2.7%)

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

Mexico (62%)
Philippines (23%)
France (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 313 (83%)
Carpooled: 21 (6%)
Bicycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 20 (5%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (73%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

40 people in nursing homes

96.2% of residents of Protection township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 732

In family households: 621 (189 male householders, 24 female householders)
192 spouses, 161 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 2 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 111 (55 male householders (55 living alone)), 54 female householders (51 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 3 2-persons.

121 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (10 men, 12 women).

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

Here:	3.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	4.2%
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 Protection township:

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