Lincoln township, Monona County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 43.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 284 (all rural)
| Males: 147 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 137 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 283 (206 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Lincoln township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.6%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.64
| Lincoln township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Lincoln township: | $42,338 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,427 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $79,427 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lincoln township: Lighthouse Marina and Campground (A), Lighthouse Marine and Campground (B), Onawa/Blue Lake KOA Campground (C), Nebowa Camp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Harrison Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Blue Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Lincoln township include: Blackbird/Ivy Island Wildlife Area (1), Onawa Materials Yard Wildlife Area (2), Decatur Bend Park (3), Lewis and Clark State Park (4), Site of Lewis and Clark Camp Historical Marker (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Lincoln township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 230
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 38
- South: 0
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 106
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Lincoln township with a mortgage: 25 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln township:
- German (33.0%)
- Irish (21.5%)
- Norwegian (12.0%)
- United States or American (11.0%)
- English (7.5%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
- Welsh (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 75 (71%)
- Carpooled: 1 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (6%)
- Other means: 11 (10%)
- Worked at home: 10 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.1% of residents of Lincoln township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 273- In family households: 248 (67 male householders, 18 female householders)
69 spouses, 85 children (83 natural, 1 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 2 2-persons,
66 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.9% |
| 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% |