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Smolan township, Saline County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Smolan township:

0.8%
Whole state:

5.0%

70% of Smolan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 594
  • Northeast: 13
  • Midwest: 86
  • South: 29
  • West: 28

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Smolan township, KS map Smolan township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500


Housing units in Smolan township with a mortgage: 93 (13 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 30
  • 1970 to 1979: 69
  • 1960 to 1969: 13
  • 1950 to 1959: 27
  • 1940 to 1949: 19
  • 1939 or earlier: 108

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 20
  • 6 rooms: 35
  • 7 rooms: 56
  • 8 rooms: 53
  • 9 or more rooms: 38

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 14

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

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 50
  • 3 bedrooms: 95
  • 4 bedrooms: 60
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smolan township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 18
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 99
  • 3 vehicles: 48
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Smolan township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Smolan township:

  • German (25.5%)
  • Swedish (18.9%)
  • English (15.1%)
  • United States or American (8.3%)
  • Irish (8.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (6.1%)
  • Scottish (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Laos (50%)
  • Guatemala (50%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (1%)

98.0% of residents of Smolan township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 758

Size of family households: 110 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 4 2-persons,

163 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (13 men, 11 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): 3
Here:

3.6%
Kansas:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

6.9%
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 Smolan township:

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