Prairie township, Jewell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 172 (all rural)
Males: 81 | (47.1%) |
Females: 91 | (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 172 (139 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Median age of males: 45.0
Median age of females: 46.5
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Average household size: 2.32
Prairie township: | 2.3 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
Prairie township: | $39,604 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $301 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,072 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
: | $57,072 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Randall.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Randall Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie Cemetery (1), Star Cemetery (2), Randall Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Spring Creek (A), Dry Creek (B), West Buffalo Creek (C), East Buffalo Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Prairie 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, 38% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 146
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 93
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,800
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (29.1%)
- United States or American (24.8%)
- Irish (17.1%)
- French (except Basque) (7.7%)
- Danish (6.0%)
- English (5.1%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 50 (68%)
- Carpooled: 10 (14%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 10 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
99.4% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 176- In family households: 158 (49 male householders, 7 female householders)
51 spouses, 51 children (44 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
33 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 10.0% |
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% |