Pleasant township, Coffey County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 61.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.1 sq. mi.
Population: 272 (all rural)
| Males: 128 |  (47.1%) |
| Females: 144 |  (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 272 (230 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.6%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.52
| Pleasant township: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Pleasant township: | $51,430 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $401 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,194 (it was $63,500 in 2000)
| : | $99,194 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pleasant township: Thomsen Farms (A), Coffey County Fire District 1 Station 9 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Strawn Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Bailey Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Otter Creek (A), Buffalo Creek (B), Eagle Creek (C), Fourmile Creek (D), Jacobs Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pleasant township include: John Redmond Wildlife Area (1), Hartford Recreation Area (2), Strawn Recreation Area (3), Otter Creek State Wildlife Management Area (4), Otter Creek Recreation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 184
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 48
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Mobile homes: 38
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (19%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Textile mills and textile products (14%)
- Retail florists (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Life and physical scientists (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Extraction workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- German (19.5%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- English (13.7%)
- Swedish (10.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (8.8%)
- Scottish (8.3%)
- European (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 115 (75%)
- Carpooled: 18 (12%)
- Worked at home: 21 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
81.6% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
17.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 278- In family households: 251 (78 male householders, 17 female householders)
89 spouses, 51 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person,
67 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 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% |