Rock Creek township, Cowley County, Kansas (KS)

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Rock Creek township, KS map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 243 (all rural)

Males: 123	(50.6%)
Females: 120	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 243 (214 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	31%

Races in Rock Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.0

Average houshold size: 2.61
Average family size: 3.22

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Brookshire Cemetery, Stalter Cemetery, Widener Cemetery.

Creeks: Eightmile Creek, Muddy Creek, Sanford Creek, Durham Creek, Polecat Creek, Rock Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Rock Creek township:	0.4%
State:	5.0%

70% of Rock Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 190
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 9
South: 49
West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Rock Creek township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%

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: 77
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 21
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,600

Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 18
1960 to 1969: 3
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 37

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 23
6 rooms: 26
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 4
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: 3
5 rooms: 3
6 rooms: 4
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 39
3 bedrooms: 28
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 1

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 5
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: 17
2 vehicles: 32
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 1

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (33%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Mining (10%)
Wood products (7%)
Construction (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Data processing and other information services (15%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Engineers (16%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Woodworkers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Librarians, curators, and archivists (15%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Top executives (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:

German (33.7%)
United States or American (28.1%)
English (16.3%)
Irish (5.6%)
Dutch (2.8%)
European (2.8%)
Scottish (1.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 103 (83%)
Carpooled: 13 (10%)
Walked: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 6 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
Electricity (21%)
Utility gas (6%)
Wood (5%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 275

In family households: 237 (70 male householders, 9 female householders)
64 spouses, 83 children (80 natural, 2 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 38 (23 male householders (17 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons.

63 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (0 men, 8 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: 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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