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Marion township, Marshall County, Iowa (IA)

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Marion township, IA map Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 927 (all rural)

Males: 489  (52.8%)
Females: 438  (47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 927 (786 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  15%
State:  28%


Races in Marion township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.4

Average houshold size: 2.67
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  11.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  3.1%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Iowa River Brethren Cemetery, Bowles Cemetery, Green Mountain Cemetery, Quinn Cemetery.

Post office: Green Mountain Post Office.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:  0.4%
State:  3.1%

71% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 299
  • Northeast: 10
  • Midwest: 26
  • South: 51
  • West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Marion township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 146
  • Mobile homes: 32
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300


Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 40 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 12
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1980 to 1989: 36
  • 1970 to 1979: 61
  • 1960 to 1969: 20
  • 1950 to 1959: 12
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 20


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 21
  • 5 rooms: 51
  • 6 rooms: 44
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 3


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion township:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 87
  • 4 bedrooms: 12
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 1
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 15
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 74
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4


Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 9
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (22%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Communications equipment operators (5%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
  • United States or American (25.0%)
  • German (22.6%)
  • English (16.1%)
  • Irish (12.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
  • European (3.2%)
  • Dutch (2.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (50%)
  • Japan (50%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 161 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 41 (19%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (1%)
  • Walked: 4 (2%)
  • Other means: 4 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 4 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
  • Wood (21%)

98.0% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 413
  • In family households: 360 (121 male householders, 20 female householders)
    105 spouses, 104 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 53 (33 male householders (31 living alone)), 17 female householders (15 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 4 2-persons.

196 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (5 men, 17 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:  6.1%
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: 1
Here:  6.7%
Iowa:  25.4%



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