Valley township, Sheridan County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 71.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 139 (all rural)
| Males: 75 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 64 |  (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 139 (126 owner occupied, 13 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.90
| Valley township: | 2.9 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
| Valley township: | $48,333 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $325 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,689 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
| : | $78,689 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 30.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Valley township: Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 23 (A), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Tasco Station (B), Sheridan County Rural Fire District 1 Studley Station (C), Cottonwood Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Studley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Sheridan County State Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Southwest Fork County Line Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), East Creek (C), Museum Creek (D), South Martin Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), Storer Creek (G), Foster Creek (H), North Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Valley township: Sheridan State Fishing Lake (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 138
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 12
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Valley township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
Most common first ancestries reported in Valley township:
- United States or American (32.2%)
- English (27.0%)
- German (19.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Scottish (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (62%)
- Carpooled: 6 (7%)
- Other means: 10 (12%)
- Worked at home: 16 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Wood (15%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 173- In family households: 167 (48 male householders, 0 female householders)
40 spouses, 63 children (54 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
37 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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): 5
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |