Matfield township, Chase County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 122.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 155 (all rural)
Males: 78 | (50.3%) |
Females: 77 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 155 (112 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Matfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.12
Matfield township: | 2.1 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
Matfield township: | $36,557 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $314 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,921 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
: | $81,921 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 11.8% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 9.8% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Matfield Green.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Matfield township: Rural (A), Matfield Green Service Facility (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Matfield Green Cemetery (1), High Prairie Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Thurman Creek (A), Camp Creek (B), Bull Creek (C), Shaw Creek (D), Steak Bake Creek (E), Corn Creek (F), Crocker Creek (G), Mercer Creek (H), Jack Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Matfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 8
- South: 4
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- Mobile homes: 12
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Matfield township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Health care (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Petroleum and coal products (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (22%)
- Health care (19%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Matfield township:
- United States or American (22.7%)
- German (17.5%)
- English (14.4%)
- Irish (11.3%)
- Italian (7.2%)
- Welsh (5.2%)
- British (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 43 (52%)
- Carpooled: 24 (29%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (87%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 153- In family households: 110 (40 male householders, 3 female householders)
40 spouses, 24 children (19 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (23 male householders (20 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 3 4-persons,
31 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 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% |