Ross township, Cherokee County, Kansas (KS)

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Ross township, KS map Land area: 54.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 893 (all rural)

Males: 438	(49.0%)
Females: 455	(51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 893 (786 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	31%

Races in Ross township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.7%
Two or more races: 1.8%

Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.8

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 2.94

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Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: West Mineral, Roseland.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Edgmand Cemetery.

60% of Ross township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 566
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 172
South: 65
West: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,400

Ross 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: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 301
Mobile homes: 91
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,600

Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 85 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 55
1970 to 1979: 34
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 163

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 45
5 rooms: 96
6 rooms: 71
7 rooms: 54
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 10

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 1
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 130
3 bedrooms: 138
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ross township:

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

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 69
2 vehicles: 97
3 vehicles: 87
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 31

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 18
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Paper (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (32%)
Printing and related support activities (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Printing workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Bus drivers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:

Italian (15.7%)
English (14.8%)
German (14.1%)
United States or American (12.1%)
French (except Basque) (9.9%)
Irish (9.4%)
Austrian (4.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 282 (81%)
Carpooled: 41 (12%)
Walked: 1 (0%)
Other means: 7 (2%)
Worked at home: 19 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (11%)

94.6% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 76% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 848

In family households: 727 (193 male householders, 61 female householders)
173 spouses, 257 children (190 natural, 26 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 121 (28 male householders (21 living alone)), 69 female householders (61 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

136 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (14 men, 36 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): 7

Here:	10.6%
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 Ross township:

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