Marshall township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)

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Marshall township, IA map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 178 (all rural)

Males: 94	(52.8%)
Females: 84	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 178 (107 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Races in Marshall township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Asian: 1.1%

Median age of males: 44.3
Median age of females: 45.0

Average houshold size: 2.44
Average family size: 2.78

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	28.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	13.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Marshall Cemetery.

Park in Marshall township: West Roadside Park.

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

Marshall township:	2.2%
State:	3.1%

72% of Marshall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1285
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 16
South: 187
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,800

Marshall township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 517
One, attached: 32
Two: 27
3 or 4: 3
5 to 9: 1
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 150

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,200

Housing units in Marshall township with a mortgage: 199 (10 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 141

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 77
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 149
1970 to 1979: 119
1960 to 1969: 123
1950 to 1959: 101
1940 to 1949: 54
1939 or earlier: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 49
4 rooms: 48
5 rooms: 104
6 rooms: 85
7 rooms: 59
8 rooms: 53
9 or more rooms: 41

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 31
4 rooms: 35
5 rooms: 67
6 rooms: 24
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 28
2 bedrooms: 91
3 bedrooms: 227
4 bedrooms: 50
5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall township:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 48
3 bedrooms: 88
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 129
2 vehicles: 131
3 vehicles: 83
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 77
1 vehicle: 90
2 vehicles: 27
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (20%)
Public administration (16%)
Food (12%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (29%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Machinery (10%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (10%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (27%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Mathematical science occupations (10%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Food processing workers (17%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Other transportation workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall township:

United States or American (12.7%)
French (except Basque) (3.5%)
English (3.0%)
Irish (1.7%)
German (1.2%)
Polish (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish (0.4%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (75%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 405 (75%)
Carpooled: 101 (19%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (1%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 17 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (51%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (1%)

98.6% of residents of Marshall township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,549

In family households: 1,325 (260 male householders, 157 female householders)
268 spouses, 508 children (482 natural, 8 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 26 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 224 (88 male householders (78 living alone)), 119 female householders (114 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 183 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 192 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

29 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	9.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	7.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	12.9%
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)

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