Shannon township, KS

Atchison County, KS

2022 population: 1,268 ( 14 from 2010 )
Land area: 52.3 square miles
Population density: 24.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,207	95.19%	1.7%
Black:	6	0.47%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.63%	50.0%
Hispanic:	35	2.76%	45.8%

Total non-White:	61	4.81%	13.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-21	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,282
1,228	95.79%
4	0.31%
5	0.39%
2	0.16%
16	1.25%
24	1.87%
54	4.21%

2000
1,848
1,757	95.08%
15	0.81%
0	0.00%
7	0.38%
29	1.57%
40	2.16%
91	4.92%

1990
1,483
1,328	89.55%
17	1.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
155	10.45%

1980
1,867
1,819	97.43%
35	1.87%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.59%
48	2.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-529	-28.6
-37	-2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

429	28.9
-64	-4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-491	-26.3
107	5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Shannon township, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.5
293	23.1%
975	76.9%
179	14.1%

476
2.66

384	80.7%
375	97.7%
0	0.0%
92	19.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
293	22.9%
989	77.1%
235	18.3%

506
2.53

382	75.5%
318	83.2%
19	5.0%
124	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
482	26.1%
1,366	73.9%
266	14.4%

631
2.86

503	79.7%
437	86.9%
62	12.3%
128	20.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
363	24.5%
1,120	75.5%
147	9.9%

498
2.98

427	85.7%
357	83.6%
29	6.8%
71	14.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
664	35.6%
1,203	64.4%
158	8.5%

598
2.95

496	82.9%
449	90.5%
19	3.8%
102	17.1%

2022 Housing Data for Shannon township, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	7.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	98	20.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	70	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	47	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	84	17.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	7.4%
$200,000 or more	21	4.4%

Median Household Income	90,203
Per Capita Income	34,707

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	40	8.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	646	83.8%
Unemployed	11	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	657	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	114	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	260	221	54.1%
Non-Profit	36	75	32.4%
Self-Employed	72	22	76.6%

Local Government	0	17	0.0%
State Government	5	23	17.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	332	243	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	115	26.3%
Total	373	358	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	140	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	205	28.0%
Professional, Technical	173	23.7%
Service Occupations	62	8.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.8%
All others	151	20.7%

White Collar		70.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	163	22.3%
Manufacturing	95	13.0%
Construction	85	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	76	10.4%
Other services	63	8.6%
Educational services	63	8.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	7.3%
Finance and insurance	45	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	3.1%
Wholesale trade	21	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	18	2.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	1.81%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	12	0.95%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,160	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	599	47.2%
Irish	340	26.8%
English	143	11.3%
American	94	7.4%
Polish	89	7.0%
Scotch-Irish	50	3.9%
French	26	2.1%
Portuguese	20	1.6%
Danish	16	1.3%
Welsh	13	1.0%
Dutch	11	0.9%
Italian	10	0.8%
European	9	0.7%
Scottish	8	0.6%
South African	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,268	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,262	99.5%
Foreign-born	6	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	2.1%	0	0.0%	403	44.2%	314	34.4%	99	10.9%	77	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	2.1%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	403	44.2%
Some College	314	34.4%
Bach. Degree	99	10.9%
Grad Degree	77	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +88	R +51	D + 0.6%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +101	R +111	R + 11.3%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +141	R +210	R + 27.4%
D -69

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +159	R + 28.0%
D -106
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	520	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	204	27.5%	18	2.4%	742	14	23	0.05%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	432	66.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	167	25.7%	51	7.8%	650	10	21	0.05%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	419	64.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	214	32.7%	21	3.2%	654	4	17	0.06%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	379	57.4%	Barack Obama (D)	273	41.4%	8	1.2%	660	1	12	0.05%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	374	57.7%	John Kerry (D)	264	40.7%	10	1.5%	648	-4	7	0.05%
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	340	54.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	257	40.9%	31	4.9%	628	-4	6	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

204

27.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

520

70.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

TOTAL

742

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

167

25.7%

Donald Trump (R)

432

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

214

32.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

419

64.1%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

654

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

273

41.4%

John McCain (R)

379

57.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

660

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

374

57.7%

John Kerry (D)

264

40.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

648

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Shannon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

340

54.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

257

40.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

628

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shannon township, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	578
Median Value	$185,500

Occupied	476	82.4%
Vacant	102	17.6%

Owned	420	88.2%
Rented	56	11.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	568	98.3%
Detached	568	98.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	1.7%

Shannon township, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shannon township, KS

2022 Housing Data for Shannon township, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shannon township, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shannon township, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shannon township, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shannon township, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shannon township, KS