Ellis township, Ellis County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 176.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 386 (all rural)
Males: 191 | (49.5%) |
Females: 195 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 386 (333 owner occupied, 53 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Ellis township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.49
Ellis township: | 2.5 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
Ellis township: | $42,719 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $506 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,801 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
: | $139,801 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 7.7% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Ellis.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ellis township: Ellis Country Club (A), KKQY - FM (Hays) (B), KFIX - FM (Hays) (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Ellis township: Saint John Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Wild Horse Creek (A), Tomcat Creek (B), East Spring Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Ellis 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, 33% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 318
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 27
- South: 15
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 151
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,500
Housing units in Ellis township with a mortgage: 27 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Construction (16%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Office supplies and stationery stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellis township:
- German (67.6%)
- United States or American (6.8%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Danish (4.5%)
- English (4.2%)
- Austrian (3.6%)
- Italian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (88%)
- Carpooled: 13 (7%)
- Worked at home: 9 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Wood (3%)
91.4% of residents of Ellis township speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 366- In family households: 336 (118 male householders, 13 female householders)
113 spouses, 82 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 27 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 4 3-persons,
78 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 35.7% |
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% |