Marion township, Hamilton County, Iowa (IA)

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Marion township, IA map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,003 (all rural)

Males: 490	(48.9%)
Females: 513	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 937 (713 owner occupied, 224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Marion township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 45.2

Average houshold size: 2.36
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 28 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Stratford.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

65% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 922
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 64
South: 34
West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Marion township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

66 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 368
One, attached: 2
Two: 4
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 9
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,700

Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 103 (6 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 41
1970 to 1979: 53
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 34
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 221

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 26
5 rooms: 52
6 rooms: 69
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 48

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 14
4 rooms: 19
5 rooms: 17
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 72
3 bedrooms: 149
4 bedrooms: 62
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 39
3 bedrooms: 30
4 bedrooms: 23
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 20
1 vehicle: 74
2 vehicles: 106
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 45
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Paper (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (11%)
Wood products (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Carpenters (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

Swedish (36.5%)
German (20.6%)
Irish (10.0%)
Norwegian (9.2%)
English (5.3%)
United States or American (5.1%)
Danish (2.1%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 382 (81%)
Carpooled: 46 (10%)
Bicycle: 3 (1%)
Walked: 16 (3%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 22 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Electricity (2%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

66 people in nursing homes

95.8% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 980

In family households: 810 (216 male householders, 46 female householders)
217 spouses, 313 children (286 natural, 9 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 170 (58 male householders (48 living alone)), 89 female householders (81 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 65 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

197 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (17 men, 11 women).

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

Here:	6.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	13.6%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion township:

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