Marion township, Franklin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,085 (all rural)
Males: 534 | (49.2%) |
Females: 551 | (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,085 (819 owner occupied, 266 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.5%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.57
Marion township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Marion township: | $48,715 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $424 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,330 (it was $58,900 in 2000)
: | $89,330 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 13.7% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Latimer, Coulter.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Marion Center Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Marion township include: Longdpun Habitat Area - Lukes Wetland (1), Spring Creek Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 431
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 122
- South: 124
- West: 92
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 343
- Mobile homes: 86
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,200
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 53 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Health care (19%)
- Food (14%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
- Private households (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (29.4%)
- English (19.1%)
- German (10.1%)
- Norwegian (9.0%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- Italian (2.4%)
- Greek (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 229 (75%)
- Carpooled: 50 (16%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Wood (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.1% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 797- In family households: 711 (199 male householders, 41 female householders)
198 spouses, 228 children (208 natural, 13 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (33 male householders (23 living alone)), 45 female householders (45 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 10 2-persons,
247 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (7 men, 31 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% |