Washington township, Jackson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 516 (all rural)
| Males: 263 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 253 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 516 (457 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.9%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 5.6%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.7%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 31.9
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Average household size: 3.19
| Washington township: | 3.2 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.57
| Washington township: | $54,163 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $482 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,397 (it was $79,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,397 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
Cities in this township include: Delia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Delia Wastewater Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Washington township: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Delia Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Dutch Creek (A), Sullivan Creek (B), Salt Creek (C), James Creek (D), Illinois Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 490
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 16
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 46 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Life and physical scientists (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (18.0%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- Czech (10.6%)
- United States or American (9.8%)
- French (except Basque) (7.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.5%)
- English (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 165 (68%)
- Carpooled: 43 (18%)
- Taxi: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 14 (6%)
- Worked at home: 19 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (23%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
99.2% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 532- In family households: 492 (129 male householders, 13 female householders)
128 spouses, 185 children (158 natural, 8 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 19 female householders (13 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 6 2-persons,
159 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (7 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |