Reading township, Lyon County, Kansas (KS)

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Reading township, KS map Land area: 67.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 547 (all rural)

Males: 271	(49.5%)
Females: 276	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 547 (471 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	31%

Races in Reading township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 35.8

Average houshold size: 2.81
Average family size: 3.34

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Reading.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Reading Cemetery.

Creeks: Duck Creek, One Hundred and Fortytwo Mile Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (100% naturalized citizens)

Reading township:	2.0%
State:	5.0%

62% of Reading township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 471
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 34
South: 37
West: 36

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Reading township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 193
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Reading township with a mortgage: 49 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 15
1970 to 1979: 41
1960 to 1969: 14
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 93

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 28
5 rooms: 47
6 rooms: 33
7 rooms: 34
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 23

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 3
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 3
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 1
2 bedrooms: 61
3 bedrooms: 80
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reading township:

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

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 33
2 vehicles: 78
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 5
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Food (14%)
Educational services (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (31%)
Educational services (19%)
Food (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Reading township:

German (50.0%)
United States or American (11.5%)
Scottish (8.7%)
English (6.5%)
Irish (5.3%)
Welsh (5.3%)
Dutch (1.9%)

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

Korea (55%)
United Kingdom (45%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 218 (75%)
Carpooled: 36 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (2%)
Walked: 9 (3%)
Worked at home: 19 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
Utility gas (39%)
Wood (11%)

98.9% of residents of Reading township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 598

In family households: 532 (140 male householders, 17 female householders)
137 spouses, 211 children (163 natural, 10 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 1 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 66 (39 male householders (28 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 11 2-persons.

141 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (12 men, 16 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: 7

Here:	16.3%
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 Reading township:

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