Richland township, Ottawa County, Kansas (KS)

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Richland township, KS map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 218 (all rural)

Males: 105	(48.2%)
Females: 113	(51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 218 (213 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	2%
State:	31%

Races in Richland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Two or more races: 1.8%

Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 45.2

Average houshold size: 2.32
Average family size: 2.59

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	7.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71% naturalized citizens)

Richland township:	3.2%
State:	5.0%

53% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 818
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 63
South: 34
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Richland 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: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 505
Two: 5
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 135
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500

Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 89 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 75
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 121
1970 to 1979: 158
1960 to 1969: 110
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 88

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 47
5 rooms: 91
6 rooms: 73
7 rooms: 39
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 24

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 15
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 122
3 bedrooms: 150
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 20
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 93
2 vehicles: 149
3 vehicles: 59
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 26
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Air transportation (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:

German (24.0%)
English (17.8%)
Irish (11.7%)
United States or American (8.4%)
French (except Basque) (5.3%)
Polish (5.1%)
Dutch (4.0%)

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

Germany (43%)
United Kingdom (29%)
Canada (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 266 (73%)
Carpooled: 69 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
Utility gas (23%)
Wood (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Electricity (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

97.6% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 959

In family households: 829 (213 male householders, 52 female householders)
209 spouses, 297 children (271 natural, 1 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 130 (59 male householders (51 living alone)), 48 female householders (42 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

31 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	3.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	11.5%
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 Richland township:

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