Maxfield township, Bremer County, Iowa (IA)

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Maxfield township, IA map Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,353 (all rural)

Males: 680	(50.3%)
Females: 673	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,353 (1,150 owner occupied, 203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Maxfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 41.4

Average houshold size: 2.57
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Readlyn.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Pauls Cemetery, Saint Mathews Lutheran Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 17 (100% naturalized citizens)

Maxfield township:	1.3%
State:	3.1%

76% of Maxfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1251
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 76
South: 16
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Maxfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 507
Two: 17
3 or 4: 16

Housing units in Maxfield township with a mortgage: 185 (11 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 31
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 34
1950 to 1959: 51
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 302

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 20
5 rooms: 62
6 rooms: 132
7 rooms: 88
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 64

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 21

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 45
3 bedrooms: 199
4 bedrooms: 153
5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maxfield township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 21
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 18

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 77
2 vehicles: 183
3 vehicles: 125
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 31
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Machinery (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Construction (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Religious workers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Maxfield township:

German (78.0%)
Irish (4.9%)
United States or American (3.8%)
English (3.4%)
Norwegian (1.9%)
Danish (0.9%)
Welsh (0.7%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (53%)
El Salvador (24%)
Guatemala (24%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 525 (70%)
Carpooled: 73 (10%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 42 (6%)
Worked at home: 106 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (2%)

99.6% of residents of Maxfield township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,373

In family households: 1,256 (378 male householders, 41 female householders)
397 spouses, 424 children (384 natural, 33 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 117 (27 male householders (24 living alone)), 82 female householders (80 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 193 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 2 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

323 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (7 men, 25 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

Here:	27.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	6.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

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