Rock Creek township, Butler County, Kansas (KS)

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Rock Creek township, KS map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 299 (all rural)

Males: 158	(52.8%)
Females: 141	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 299 (253 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Rock Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 38.6

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 3.11

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: McCabe Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Swisher Branch, Chigger Creek.

87% of Rock Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

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

This state: 347
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 45
South: 57
West: 30

Rock Creek 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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 92
One, attached: 5
Mobile homes: 41

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,900

Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 25
1970 to 1979: 22
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 37

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock Creek township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 26
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 18
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 7

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 27
3 bedrooms: 63
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 7
3 bedrooms: 8
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 43
4 vehicles: 37
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 15
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (47%)
Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (23%)
Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Other direct selling establishments (10%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (9%)
Utilities (7%)
Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Electricians (8%)
Postsecondary teachers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (21%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Bus drivers (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Child care workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:

German (22.0%)
United States or American (20.2%)
Polish (11.3%)
Scotch-Irish (10.1%)
English (9.5%)
French (except Basque) (7.5%)
Danish (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 195 (76%)
Carpooled: 28 (11%)
Worked at home: 34 (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (7%)
Utility gas (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 479

In family households: 461 (115 male householders, 12 female householders)
113 spouses, 191 children (169 natural, 11 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 18 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 4 2-persons.

78 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).

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

Here:	9.6%
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: 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 Rock Creek township:

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