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Pleasant Valley township, KS map Land area: 45.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 838 (0% urban, 100% rural)
Males: 419  (50.0%)
Females: 419  (50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 838 (742 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

11%
State:

31%


Races in Pleasant Valley township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
  • Black: 0.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.1%
  • Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 41.1

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Average household size: 2.64

Pleasant Valley township:

2.6 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,612 ($41,786 in 1999)
This township:

$51,612
Kansas:

$50,176

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $404 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $439)
Here:

$404
State:

$496

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $146,973 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
Pleasant Valley township:

$146,973
Kansas:

$125,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,060 - $230,732

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $192,693
Here:

$192,693
State:

$160,651

Mobile homes: $52,500
Here:

$52,500
State:

$34,057
Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

9.0%
Whole state:

9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

6.0%
Whole state:

4.1%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: South Bend Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Posey Creek (A), Big Badger Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)

Pleasant Valley township:  0.5%
State:  5.0%

75% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 417
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 43
  • South: 1
  • West: 2
Pleasant Valley township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 153
  • Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000


Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 55 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 9
  • 1980 to 1989: 13
  • 1970 to 1979: 28
  • 1960 to 1969: 4
  • 1950 to 1959: 3
  • 1940 to 1949: 16
  • 1939 or earlier: 80

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pleasant Valley township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 13
  • 6 rooms: 27
  • 7 rooms: 22
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 49

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township, Kansas:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 16
  • 3 bedrooms: 53
  • 4 bedrooms: 43
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 62
  • 3 vehicles: 31
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Pleasant Valley township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 4
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Warehousing and storage (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:

  • German (58.1%)
  • United States or American (9.8%)
  • Norwegian (8.9%)
  • Danish (6.2%)
  • English (4.3%)
  • Irish (2.4%)
  • Polish (2.2%)

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

  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (50%)
  • Brazil (50%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 204 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 21 (8%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (1%)
  • Walked: 2 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 38 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Utility gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • Wood (3%)

96.2% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 449
  • In family households: 419 (129 male householders, 8 female householders)
    124 spouses, 153 children (151 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 30 (15 male householders (10 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 6 2-persons, 1 3-persons,

177 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (10 men, 24 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:

3.5%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

4.7%
Kansas:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pleasant Valley township:

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