Deep River township, Poweshiek County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 497 (all rural)
Males: 240 | (48.3%) |
Females: 257 | (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 497 (423 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Deep River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.45
Deep River township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
Deep River township: | $50,724 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $486 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,060 (it was $81,800 in 2000)
: | $120,060 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.3% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Deep River.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Deep River township: Tilton Evangelical Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Light Cemetery (1), Dresden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Deep River township: Deep River Timber Reserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Deep River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 474
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 30
- South: 12
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 192
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 13
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Deep River township with a mortgage: 69 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Printing workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Deep River township:
- German (46.6%)
- Irish (14.8%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- English (6.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.8%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Welsh (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 167 (63%)
- Carpooled: 48 (18%)
- Walked: 22 (8%)
- Worked at home: 29 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
99.2% of residents of Deep River township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 528- In family households: 465 (143 male householders, 12 female householders)
135 spouses, 163 children (154 natural, 5 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 4 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (9 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.4% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |