Silverdale township, Cowley County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 52.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 327 (all rural)
Males: 163 | (49.8%) |
Females: 164 | (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 327 (290 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Silverdale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 2.8%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.35
Silverdale township: | 2.4 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.69
Silverdale township: | $41,573 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $439 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,416 (it was $55,200 in 2000)
: | $81,416 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Silverdale township: Camp Ko-Ha-Me (A), Grouse Creek Club (B), KACY - FM (Arkansas City) (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Silverdale township: Pleasant Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Silverdale Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Otter Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Grouse Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Silverdale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 98% 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: 336
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 23
- South: 58
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,800
Housing units in Silverdale township with a mortgage: 28 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (27%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (24%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
- Cashiers (14%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silverdale township:
- German (42.3%)
- United States or American (26.6%)
- English (12.6%)
- Swedish (5.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (87%)
- Carpooled: 17 (10%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.0% of residents of Silverdale township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 426- In family households: 401 (87 male householders, 42 female householders)
115 spouses, 129 children (101 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
55 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 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% |