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Longton township, Elk County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (25% naturalized citizens)

Longton township:

2.3%
Whole state:

5.0%

57% of Longton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 357
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 38
  • South: 62
  • West: 40

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Longton township, KS map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000


Housing units in Longton township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1980 to 1989: 21
  • 1970 to 1979: 34
  • 1960 to 1969: 15
  • 1950 to 1959: 15
  • 1940 to 1949: 20
  • 1939 or earlier: 123

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

  • 1 room: 1
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 35
  • 5 rooms: 47
  • 6 rooms: 39
  • 7 rooms: 22
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 16

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 15
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

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

  • no bedroom: 1
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 79
  • 3 bedrooms: 53
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Longton township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 15
  • 2 bedrooms: 22
  • 3 bedrooms: 8
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 67
  • 2 vehicles: 48
  • 3 vehicles: 25
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Longton township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Longton township:

  • United States or American (35.6%)
  • German (26.3%)
  • English (12.3%)
  • Irish (9.3%)
  • European (3.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Other fuel (4%)

96.5% of residents of Longton township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 514

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person,

107 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (18 men, 29 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:

9.9%
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 Longton township:

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