Oketo township, Marshall County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 251 (all rural)
| Males: 129 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 122 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 251 (212 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Oketo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.4%
- Two or more races: 3.6%
Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.35
| Oketo township: | 2.4 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| Oketo township: | $43,723 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $339 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,527 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
| : | $82,527 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Oketo.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Oketo township: Beattie Farmers Union Co - Operative Association Grain Elevator Number 4 (A), Blue Valley Community Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Oketo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: North Elm Creek (A), Bommer Creek (B), Nieman Creek (C), Spring Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
91% of Oketo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 140
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 126
- South: 3
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,800
Housing units in Oketo township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Accommodation and food services (22%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (16%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Paper (3%)
- Finance and insurance (31%)
- Social assistance (18%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Paper (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Waiters and waitresses (20%)
- Woodworkers (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Financial managers (21%)
- Child care workers (18%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oketo township:
- German (58.2%)
- United States or American (15.1%)
- English (8.4%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- Czech (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (80%)
- Carpooled: 12 (7%)
- Walked: 14 (8%)
- Worked at home: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (6%)
99.3% of residents of Oketo township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 276- In family households: 255 (79 male householders, 5 female householders)
74 spouses, 93 children (88 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |