Beaver township, Grundy County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 598 (all rural)
Males: 315 | (52.7%) |
Females: 283 | (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 598 (493 owner occupied, 105 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Beaver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.77
Beaver township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
Beaver township: | $57,250 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $428 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $126,287 (it was $74,200 in 2000)
: | $126,287 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Stout.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Beaver township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Beaver Township Cemetery (2), Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Beaver township: Beaver Roadside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 415
- Northeast: 42
- Midwest: 86
- South: 130
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 245
- One, attached: 14
- Mobile homes: 45
Median worth of mobile homes: $77,100
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 75 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Utilities (19%)
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Food (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Engineers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (25.0%)
- United States or American (23.9%)
- English (15.3%)
- Irish (14.0%)
- Scottish (7.3%)
- Swiss (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 269 (81%)
- Carpooled: 34 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Wood (14%)
97.7% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 719- In family households: 668 (193 male householders, 21 female householders)
194 spouses, 253 children (212 natural, 11 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person,
137 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (12 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 7.0% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 4.5% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |