Otter Creek township, Greenwood County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 112.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 211 (all rural)
| Males: 107 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 104 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 211 (168 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Otter Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Two or more races: 2.8%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.54
| Otter Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
| Otter Creek township: | $38,077 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $318 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,375 (it was $37,900 in 2000)
| : | $57,375 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $78,958
Here: $78,958 State: $166,141
Mobile homes: $44,316
Here: $44,316 State: $39,479
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Otter Creek township: Kansas Department of Transportation Greenwood County Rest Area (A), Camp Wiedemann (B), Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Star Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Otter Creek (A), North Branch Otter Creek (B), Watson Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
43% of Otter Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 261
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 16
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Otter Creek township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (45%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (22%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otter Creek township:
- United States or American (33.6%)
- German (16.8%)
- English (8.2%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Scottish (5.7%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111 (71%)
- Carpooled: 17 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
- Worked at home: 20 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 295- In family households: 280 (103 male householders, 13 female householders)
87 spouses, 77 children (69 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
34 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |