Ridgeway township, Osage County, Kansas (KS)

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Ridgeway township, KS map Land area: 41.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 2,661 (all rural)

Males: 1,285	(48.3%)
Females: 1,376	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,661 (2,193 owner occupied, 468 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Races in Ridgeway township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.5%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.5

Average houshold size: 2.62
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Carbondale.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Carbondale Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 19 (53% naturalized citizens)

Ridgeway township:	0.7%
State:	5.0%

62% of Ridgeway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 1987
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 273
South: 206
West: 111

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Ridgeway township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 776
One, attached: 2
Two: 14
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 25
10 to 19: 37
20 to 49: 28
Mobile homes: 130

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,500

Housing units in Ridgeway township with a mortgage: 401 (61 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 74
1990 to 1994: 135
1980 to 1989: 152
1970 to 1979: 329
1960 to 1969: 109
1950 to 1959: 79
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 111

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 28
4 rooms: 85
5 rooms: 214
6 rooms: 173
7 rooms: 142
8 rooms: 72
9 or more rooms: 76

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 12
3 rooms: 66
4 rooms: 73
5 rooms: 32
6 rooms: 12
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 1
9 or more rooms: 6

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 27
2 bedrooms: 176
3 bedrooms: 440
4 bedrooms: 117
5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ridgeway township:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 73
2 bedrooms: 80
3 bedrooms: 39
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 164
2 vehicles: 346
3 vehicles: 184
4 vehicles: 64
5 or more vehicles: 23

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

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 112
2 vehicles: 53
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ridgeway township:

German (29.1%)
United States or American (17.8%)
Irish (12.0%)
English (8.8%)
French (except Basque) (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
Scottish (2.4%)

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

Other Eastern Africa (32%)
Trinidad and Tobago (21%)
Micronesia (16%)
Austria (11%)
Germany (11%)
Japan (11%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,070 (84%)
Carpooled: 142 (11%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 44 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

98.0% of residents of Ridgeway township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,620

In family households: 2,321 (554 male householders, 181 female householders)
556 spouses, 884 children (812 natural, 16 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 27 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 299 (117 male householders (99 living alone)), 138 female householders (113 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 301 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 37 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

544 married couples with children.
200 single-parent households (47 men, 153 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	6.5%
Kansas:	11.1%

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

Here:	1.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	16.7%
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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