Marion township, Davis County, Iowa (IA)

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Marion township, IA map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 218 (all rural)

Males: 113	(51.8%)
Females: 105	(48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 218 (196 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	28%

Races in Marion township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	24.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Marion township: Pleasant Valley Church.

Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery, Mounts Cemetery, Wheeler Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Adams Cemetery, Glassburner Cemetery, Hanson Cemetery.

Creeks: Pepper Creek, Pee Dee Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 299 (34% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:	137.2%
State:	3.1%

61% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 6979
Northeast: 75
Midwest: 429
South: 823
West: 324

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,800

Marion township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,160
One, attached: 83
Two: 123
3 or 4: 97
5 to 9: 38
10 to 19: 30
20 to 49: 26
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 437
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,400

Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 897 (74 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 930

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 208
1990 to 1994: 194
1980 to 1989: 559
1970 to 1979: 853
1960 to 1969: 696
1950 to 1959: 510
1940 to 1949: 380
1939 or earlier: 593

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 49
4 rooms: 371
5 rooms: 706
6 rooms: 619
7 rooms: 403
8 rooms: 178
9 or more rooms: 117

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township, Iowa:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 91
4 rooms: 342
5 rooms: 314
6 rooms: 138
7 rooms: 88
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 87
2 bedrooms: 665
3 bedrooms: 1,456
4 bedrooms: 197
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 235
2 bedrooms: 512
3 bedrooms: 249
4 bedrooms: 40
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 89
1 vehicle: 762
2 vehicles: 1,182
3 vehicles: 297
4 vehicles: 133
5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 236
1 vehicle: 547
2 vehicles: 230
3 vehicles: 41
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Chemicals (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Beverage and tobacco products (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Chemicals (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

United States or American (27.4%)
English (6.9%)
Irish (5.9%)
Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
French (except Basque) (2.2%)
German (2.1%)
Dutch (1.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (66%)
Africa, n.e.c. (13%)
Germany (7%)
Iraq (3%)
France (3%)
Ireland (2%)
Japan (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,430 (76%)
Carpooled: 534 (17%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 109 (3%)
Other means: 61 (2%)
Worked at home: 73 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (54%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (4%)

95.5% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,557

In family households: 7,401 (1,810 male householders, 662 female householders)
1,866 spouses, 2,403 children (2,170 natural, 90 adopted, 143 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 170 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,156 (452 male householders (411 living alone)), 601 female householders (576 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 402 (327 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,164 2-persons, 618 3-persons, 415 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 987 1-person, 44 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

39 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	1.5%
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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion township:

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