Marshall township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA)

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Marshall township, IA map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 285 (all rural)

Males: 132	(46.3%)
Females: 153	(53.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 285 (226 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Marshall township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 1.4%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.61
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	10.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Sharpsburg, Conway.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Taylor County Farm Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Marshall township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

64% of Marshall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 174
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 71
South: 17
West: 13

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Marshall township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 116
Mobile homes: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000

Housing units in Marshall township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 13
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 6
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 77

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 13
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 13

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 6
5 rooms: 5
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 28
3 bedrooms: 31
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 4
3 bedrooms: 7
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 27
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 2
3 vehicles: 1
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (15%)
Machinery (12%)
Truck transportation (12%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Food (7%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Educational services (17%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (26%)
Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Cashiers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall township:

German (39.7%)
Irish (16.1%)
United States or American (12.1%)
Swedish (9.2%)
English (6.3%)
French (except Basque) (6.3%)
Norwegian (2.3%)

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

Brazil (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 111 (88%)
Carpooled: 5 (4%)
Walked: 3 (2%)
Worked at home: 7 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (7%)
Utility gas (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

90.3% of residents of Marshall township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 277

In family households: 244 (65 male householders, 14 female householders)
64 spouses, 89 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 33 (15 male householders (10 living alone)), 13 female householders (11 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 7 2-persons.

66 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (9 men, 4 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	6.3%
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: 2

Here:	11.1%
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 Marshall township:

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