Union township, Rice County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 741 (all rural)
Males: 339 | (45.7%) |
Females: 402 | (54.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 689 (566 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.56
Union township: | 2.6 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
Union township: | $45,018 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $381 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,951 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
: | $74,951 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 14.6% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 8.5% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Little River.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Little River Wastewater Facility (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bean Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Salt Creek (A), Horse Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 574
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 74
- South: 52
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
52 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 280
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,100
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 89 (6 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Plastics and rubber products (16%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (2%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (48.8%)
- English (13.7%)
- United States or American (11.1%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Swedish (5.2%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 257 (82%)
- Carpooled: 33 (11%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Worked at home: 11 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
52 people in nursing homes
99.0% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 679- In family households: 592 (155 male householders, 28 female householders)
154 spouses, 218 children (196 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 87 (37 male householders (35 living alone)), 48 female householders (48 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 52 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person, 2 2-persons,
150 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (5 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 5.4% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 8.8% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |