Rock Creek township, Coffey County, Kansas (KS)

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Rock Creek township, KS map Land area: 53.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,025 (all rural)

Males: 489	(47.7%)
Females: 536	(52.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 980 (780 owner occupied, 200 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Races in Rock Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.9

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Waverly.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery, Rock Creek Cemetery, Waverly Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (75% naturalized citizens)

Rock Creek township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

54% of Rock Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 695
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 131
South: 109
West: 58

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000

Rock Creek township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

45 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 336
Two: 2
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 83

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400

Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 99 (2 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 45
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 21
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 161

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 42
5 rooms: 79
6 rooms: 91
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 36
9 or more rooms: 28

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 22
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 114
3 bedrooms: 123
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 82
2 vehicles: 128
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 27
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 29
2 vehicles: 37
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Utilities (15%)
Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Food (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (13%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Construction (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Plant and system operators (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:

German (29.7%)
United States or American (12.0%)
Irish (11.9%)
English (11.6%)
Dutch (5.7%)
Scottish (4.1%)
Scotch-Irish (3.3%)

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

Vietnam (75%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 375 (76%)
Carpooled: 68 (14%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 41 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

45 people in nursing homes

98.0% of residents of Rock Creek township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 967

In family households: 831 (247 male householders, 26 female householders)
237 spouses, 297 children (290 natural, 1 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 136 (31 male householders (27 living alone)), 91 female householders (79 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

216 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (15 men, 23 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:	29.2%
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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