Rochester township, Kingman County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 210 (all rural)
Males: 105 | (50.0%) |
Females: 105 | (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 210 (176 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Rochester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 44.2
Median age of females: 45.5
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Average household size: 2.39
Rochester township: | 2.4 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
Rochester township: | $47,133 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $446 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,578 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
: | $87,578 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 11.9% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Zenda.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Zenda Wastewater Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Nichols Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Kemp Creek (A), Goose Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Rochester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 179
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 9
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,300
Housing units in Rochester township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Health care (34%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (20%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rochester township:
- German (69.8%)
- United States or American (11.4%)
- English (6.7%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- Hungarian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 64 (75%)
- Carpooled: 11 (13%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 5 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (87%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (4%)
97.3% of residents of Rochester township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 202- In family households: 176 (45 male householders, 7 female householders)
46 spouses, 72 children (69 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (14 male householders (11 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
34 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |