Ottawa township, Franklin County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Ottawa township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
65% of Ottawa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 654
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 111
- South: 41
- West: 34
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 299
- Mobile homes: 84
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Ottawa township with a mortgage: 51 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Repair and maintenance (20%)
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ottawa township:
- German (25.8%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- English (18.5%)
- Irish (12.1%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- European (3.6%)
- Danish (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (54%)
- Japan (46%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 345 (79%)
- Carpooled: 55 (13%)
- Walked: 17 (4%)
- Other means: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Wood (8%)
96.4% of residents of Ottawa township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 872- In family households: 743 (206 male householders, 11 female householders)
201 spouses, 251 children (232 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 21 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 129 (53 male householders (30 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 16 2-persons, 7 4-persons,
166 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (12 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 25.5% |
| 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: 9
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |