Wildcat township, Elk County, Kansas (KS)

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Wildcat township, KS map Land area: 52.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 637 (all rural)

Males: 300	(47.1%)
Females: 337	(52.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 602 (503 owner occupied, 99 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	31%

Races in Wildcat township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Two or more races: 2.2%

Median age of males: 52.1
Median age of females: 55.4

Average houshold size: 2.10
Average family size: 2.75

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	23.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Moline.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Ames Cemetery, Moline Cemetery.

Creek: Skull Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Wildcat township:	0.2%
State:	5.0%

63% of Wildcat 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, 73% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 481
Northeast: 1
Midwest: 50
South: 50
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,700

Wildcat township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

35 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 319
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200

Housing units in Wildcat township with a mortgage: 50 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 8
1970 to 1979: 36
1960 to 1969: 6
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 199

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wildcat township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 20
5 rooms: 61
6 rooms: 80
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wildcat township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wildcat township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 84
3 bedrooms: 117
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wildcat township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 14
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 56
2 vehicles: 93
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 17
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Mining (24%)
Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (30%)
Educational services (21%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Religious workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wildcat township:

German (20.7%)
English (14.7%)
United States or American (14.7%)
Irish (13.8%)
Dutch (6.9%)
Scottish (4.1%)
Danish (2.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 144 (74%)
Carpooled: 30 (15%)
Walked: 9 (5%)
Worked at home: 12 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (84%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Electricity (2%)
Wood (2%)

35 people in nursing homes

98.8% of residents of Wildcat township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 579

In family households: 474 (150 male householders, 21 female householders)
147 spouses, 144 children (123 natural, 3 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105 (48 male householders (40 living alone)), 48 female householders (46 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 8 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

93 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (5 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	2.6%
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%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wildcat township:

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