Buckeye township, Ellis County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 136.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 285 (all rural)
| Males: 162 |  (56.8%) |
| Females: 123 |  (43.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 285 (229 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Buckeye township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.57
| Buckeye township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Buckeye township: | $42,719 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,801 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $139,801 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buckeye township: KZAN - FM (Hays) (A), KHAZ - FM (Hays) (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buckeye township include: Saint Andrew Church (A), Saint Severin Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Severin Cemetery (1), Saint Andrew Cemetery (2), Hyacinth Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Buckeye township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 258
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 32
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Buckeye township with a mortgage: 36 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (18%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (23%)
- Finance and insurance (19%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Engineers (18%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (19%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buckeye township:
- German (62.9%)
- English (15.2%)
- Danish (5.9%)
- United States or American (5.1%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- French Canadian (2.3%)
- Swedish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (88%)
- Carpooled: 10 (9%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Wood (8%)
89.1% of residents of Buckeye township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 307- In family households: 293 (78 male householders, 15 female householders)
81 spouses, 109 children (109 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
68 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 32.4% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |