Rock Creek township, Jefferson County, Kansas (KS)

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Rock Creek township, KS map Land area: 54.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 2,718 (all rural)

Males: 1,381	(50.8%)
Females: 1,337	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,718 (2,456 owner occupied, 262 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	31%

Races in Rock Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.1%

Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.6

Average houshold size: 2.75
Average family size: 3.10

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Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Meriden.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creeks: Tick Creek, Claywell Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (100% naturalized citizens)

Rock Creek township:	0.7%
State:	5.0%

64% 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, 78% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 2065
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 306
South: 145
West: 71

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

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: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 909
One, attached: 28
Two: 10
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,100

Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 425 (81 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 71
1995 to 1998: 95
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 147
1970 to 1979: 231
1960 to 1969: 156
1950 to 1959: 56
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 172

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 42
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 226
6 rooms: 198
7 rooms: 174
8 rooms: 118
9 or more rooms: 51

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 35
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 36
2 bedrooms: 191
3 bedrooms: 510
4 bedrooms: 146
5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 45
3 bedrooms: 21
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 101
2 vehicles: 423
3 vehicles: 191
4 vehicles: 128
5 or more vehicles: 46

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 26
2 vehicles: 44
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:

German (39.6%)
United States or American (15.1%)
English (8.7%)
Irish (7.1%)
Swedish (3.2%)
Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Czech (2.2%)

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

Other Western Europe (50%)
Brazil (25%)
Other Caribbean (15%)
Mexico (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,093 (78%)
Carpooled: 198 (14%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 26 (2%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 73 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
Utility gas (35%)
Electricity (15%)
Wood (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

98.5% of residents of Rock Creek township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,655

In family households: 2,434 (624 male householders, 154 female householders)
689 spouses, 868 children (798 natural, 11 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 221 (109 male householders (96 living alone)), 97 female householders (94 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 330 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 190 1-person, 16 2-persons.

625 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (31 men, 79 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	6.0%
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: 9

Here:	13.8%
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 Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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