Sheridan township, Sheridan County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 53.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 269 (all rural)
Males: 139 | (51.7%) |
Females: 130 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 269 (232 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Sheridan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 46.5
Median age of females: 52.5
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Average household size: 1.99
Sheridan township: | 2.0 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.68
Sheridan township: | $48,333 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $325 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,689 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
: | $78,689 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 15.0% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 3.8% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Selden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Selden Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Selden Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Sheridan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 249
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 25
- South: 0
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 146
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300
Housing units in Sheridan township with a mortgage: 25 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Construction (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Printing workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Printing workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan township:
- German (58.6%)
- United States or American (10.8%)
- English (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- European (2.0%)
- Italian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 116 (76%)
- Carpooled: 20 (13%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.8% of residents of Sheridan township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 286- In family households: 217 (79 male householders, 7 female householders)
71 spouses, 50 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (31 male householders (29 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 2 2-persons,
38 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): 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% |