Smith township, Thomas County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
| Males: 110 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 103 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (177 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Smith township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.17
| Smith township: | 2.2 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Smith township: | $47,849 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $401 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,184 (it was $76,300 in 2000)
| : | $98,184 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Rexford.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Smith township: Rexford Wastewater Plant (A), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Rexford Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Smith township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 201
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 18
- South: 7
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600
Housing units in Smith township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Private households (7%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Smith township:
- German (47.0%)
- English (15.4%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- United States or American (6.7%)
- French (except Basque) (6.0%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 91 (78%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Walked: 8 (7%)
- Worked at home: 13 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
99.1% of residents of Smith township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 246- In family households: 216 (65 male householders, 6 female householders)
72 spouses, 65 children (63 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
41 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 8.3% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |