Rocewood township, Rawlins County, Kansas (KS)

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Rocewood township, KS map Land area: 286.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 448 (all rural)

Males: 225	(50.2%)
Females: 223	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 448 (339 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Races in Rocewood township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.2%

Median age of males: 48.3
Median age of females: 49.1

Average houshold size: 2.31
Average family size: 2.72

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Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: McDonald.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery, Grace Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Rocewood township:	0.9%
State:	5.0%

77% of Rocewood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 262
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 95
South: 16
West: 43

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Rocewood township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

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: 219
Two: 1
Mobile homes: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500

Housing units in Rocewood township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 8
1960 to 1969: 2
1950 to 1959: 28
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 150

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 34
6 rooms: 35
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 18

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 40
3 bedrooms: 72
4 bedrooms: 27
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocewood township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 9
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 35
2 vehicles: 56
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (70%)
Construction (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Warehousing and storage (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Mining (2%)
Food (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (46%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (24%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Accountants and auditors (2%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Therapists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rocewood township:

German (36.2%)
Czech (16.0%)
United States or American (12.5%)
Irish (8.4%)
English (7.3%)
Czechoslovakian (3.1%)
Hungarian (2.8%)

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

Korea (50%)
El Salvador (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 105 (58%)
Carpooled: 25 (14%)
Walked: 16 (9%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (19%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

94.2% of residents of Rocewood township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 422

In family households: 368 (137 male householders, 6 female householders)
127 spouses, 87 children (83 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 54 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 34 female householders (32 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 6 2-persons.

88 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	11.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	13.6%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	50.0%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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