Rock Creek township, Nemaha County, Kansas (KS)

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Rock Creek township, KS map Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 302 (all rural)

Males: 162	(53.6%)
Females: 140	(46.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 302 (284 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	31%

Races in Rock Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 38.3

Average houshold size: 2.90
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (0% naturalized citizens)

Rock Creek township:	2.0%
State:	5.0%

82% of Rock Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 316
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 33
South: 11
West: 30

Rock Creek township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 118

Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 13
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 6
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 34

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 27
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 27

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 5
6 rooms: 0
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: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 45
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
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: 13
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 21
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 14

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Machinery (16%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Wood products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (34%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Machinery (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Accountants and auditors (12%)
Registered nurses (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:

German (56.8%)
English (14.2%)
United States or American (9.9%)
Swiss (9.3%)
Irish (6.5%)
Swedish (3.4%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 204 (88%)
Carpooled: 6 (3%)
Worked at home: 22 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
Electricity (13%)
Utility gas (6%)
Wood (6%)

96.3% of residents of Rock Creek township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 396

In family households: 391 (106 male householders, 0 female householders)
106 spouses, 159 children (159 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person.

85 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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: 2

Here:	66.7%
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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