Elm Grove township, Louisa County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 223 (all rural)
Males: 111 | (49.8%) |
Females: 112 | (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 223 (151 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 32% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Elm Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.79
Elm Grove township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
Elm Grove township: | $50,960 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $440 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,395 (it was $66,400 in 2000)
: | $97,395 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elm Grove township: Spring Run Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Spring Run Cemetery (1), Covenantor Cemetery (2), May Cemetery (3), Buffington Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Big Slough Creek (A), Buffington Creek (B), Spring Run Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Elm Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 200
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 2
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Elm Grove township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (11%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Food (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elm Grove township:
- German (31.6%)
- English (25.2%)
- United States or American (21.3%)
- Welsh (5.2%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 90 (80%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
97.9% of residents of Elm Grove township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 210- In family households: 196 (56 male householders, 4 female householders)
58 spouses, 73 children (61 natural, 2 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (8 male householders (4 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
55 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 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% |
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% |