Marion township, Washington County, Iowa (IA)

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Marion township, IA map Land area: 45.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 574 (all rural)

Males: 307	(53.5%)
Females: 267	(46.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 574 (477 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Marion township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 40.7

Average houshold size: 2.81
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Eicher Cemetery, North Hill Cemetery, Benson Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Shiloh Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Schrock Cemetery.

Creeks: East Fork Crooked Creek, Williams Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (0% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:	1.6%
State:	3.1%

70% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1391
Northeast: 95
Midwest: 92
South: 281
West: 45

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000

Marion township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 921
One, attached: 5
Two: 6
10 to 19: 14
Mobile homes: 292

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,700

Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 170 (17 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 196

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 51
1995 to 1998: 122
1990 to 1994: 95
1980 to 1989: 231
1970 to 1979: 258
1960 to 1969: 168
1950 to 1959: 150
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 125

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 143
5 rooms: 187
6 rooms: 196
7 rooms: 57
8 rooms: 42
9 or more rooms: 40

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 47
5 rooms: 70
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 227
3 bedrooms: 362
4 bedrooms: 71
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 22
2 bedrooms: 87
3 bedrooms: 56
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 58
1 vehicle: 156
2 vehicles: 272
3 vehicles: 162
4 vehicles: 36
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 102
2 vehicles: 38
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

United States or American (22.8%)
English (15.5%)
Scotch-Irish (11.9%)
Irish (9.8%)
German (9.4%)
Dutch (2.7%)
Scottish (2.6%)

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

Germany (56%)
France (44%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 792 (82%)
Carpooled: 143 (15%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (36%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (13%)
Utility gas (3%)

97.4% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,929

In family households: 1,595 (465 male householders, 128 female householders)
448 spouses, 476 children (425 natural, 17 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 16 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 334 (83 male householders (60 living alone)), 169 female householders (147 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 329 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 31 2-persons, 14 4-persons.

139 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	3.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	12.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion township:

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