Lola township, Cherokee County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 44.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 382 (all rural)
| Males: 183 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 199 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 382 (328 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lola township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.6%
- Two or more races: 2.4%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.63
| Lola township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Lola township: | $42,539 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $379 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,325 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
| : | $72,325 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $98,467
Here: $98,467 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $34,770
Here: $34,770 State: $137,909
Mobile homes: $43,452
Here: $43,452 State: $39,479
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Lola township: Sherwin Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cherokee Cemetery (1), Garrison Cemetery (2), Dove Cemetery (3), Spickelmire Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Creek (A), Deer Creek (B), Lightning Creek (C), Denny Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Lola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 225
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 75
- South: 46
- West: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 135
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800
Housing units in Lola township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (11%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Printing and related support activities (18%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Printing workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Waiters and waitresses (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Bus drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lola township:
- United States or American (43.5%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- Dutch (11.0%)
- German (10.0%)
- Italian (5.5%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 102 (55%)
- Carpooled: 40 (22%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 36 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Other fuel (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 388- In family households: 365 (94 male householders, 18 female householders)
101 spouses, 142 children (108 natural, 6 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
75 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (11 men, 13 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |