Douglas township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 283 (all rural)
| Males: 150 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 133 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 283 (216 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Douglas township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 45.4
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Average household size: 2.44
| Douglas township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Douglas township: | $44,611 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,265 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
| : | $81,265 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Grant.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Morton Mills Cemetery (1), Douglas Township Cemetery (2), Indian Burial Ground (3), Memorial Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sin Creek (A), Sevenmile Creek (B), Rose Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Douglas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 191
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 70
- South: 2
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000
Housing units in Douglas township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Construction (21%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Douglas township:
- German (27.9%)
- Swedish (23.5%)
- United States or American (12.3%)
- English (11.3%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Danish (4.4%)
- Italian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 70 (55%)
- Carpooled: 36 (28%)
- Walked: 12 (9%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.1% of residents of Douglas township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 274- In family households: 234 (64 male householders, 14 female householders)
74 spouses, 66 children (65 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person,
48 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 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% |