Rolla township, Morton County, Kansas (KS)

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Rolla township, KS map Land area: 144.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 650 (all rural)

Males: 324	(49.8%)
Females: 326	(50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 650 (420 owner occupied, 230 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Races in Rolla township:

White Non-Hispanic: 74.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 31.5

Average houshold size: 2.86
Average family size: 3.40

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Rolla.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (49% naturalized citizens)

Rolla township:	12.0%
State:	5.0%

57% of Rolla township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 370
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 41
South: 146
West: 35

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000

Rolla township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 215
Two: 4
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 3
Mobile homes: 42
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800

Housing units in Rolla township with a mortgage: 58 (10 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 46
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 52
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 57

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rolla township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 14
5 rooms: 30
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 33
9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rolla township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 20
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rolla township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 84
4 bedrooms: 20
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rolla township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 32
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 35
2 vehicles: 60
3 vehicles: 35
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 22
2 vehicles: 41
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
Mining (10%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Construction (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Child care workers (5%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rolla township:

United States or American (21.3%)
German (11.3%)
English (9.0%)
Irish (8.3%)
European (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
Slovene (1.0%)

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

Mexico (97%)
Guatemala (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 212 (73%)
Carpooled: 40 (14%)
Walked: 16 (6%)
Other means: 6 (2%)
Worked at home: 15 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (79%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (2%)

80.9% of residents of Rolla township speak English at home.
18.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 674

In family households: 618 (158 male householders, 18 female householders)
147 spouses, 256 children (232 natural, 7 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 56 (28 male householders (26 living alone)), 22 female householders (19 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 5 2-persons.

186 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (8 men, 11 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)

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