Jackson township, Anderson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 453 (3% urban, 97% rural)
| Males: 224 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 229 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 453 (408 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.85
| Jackson township: | 2.9 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Jackson township: | $41,420 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $460 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,275 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
| : | $97,275 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Valley R Agricultural - Service Grain Elevator Number 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Amish Cemetery (1), Pleasantview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Sac Creek (B), Iantha Creek (C), Fish Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 429
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 19
- South: 6
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (37%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Construction laborers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (52.1%)
- United States or American (19.6%)
- Swiss (14.3%)
- European (6.4%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- English (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 213 (78%)
- Carpooled: 33 (12%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 20 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Other fuel (4%)
89.0% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 480- In family households: 464 (142 male householders, 15 female householders)
134 spouses, 154 children (154 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 91 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
114 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (4 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 20.9% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 43.9% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |