Mendon township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA)

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Mendon township, IA map Land area: 32.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 1,890 (49% urban, 51% rural)

Males: 931	(49.3%)
Females: 959	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,827 (1,362 owner occupied, 465 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Races in Mendon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.5

Average houshold size: 2.25
Average family size: 2.88

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Population density: 57 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	30.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	14.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: McGregor, Marquette.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Baylis Cemetery, Moody Cemetery, Buell Park Cemetery, First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Knapp Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Eastman Cemetery.

Parks in Mendon township include: Bloody Run County Park, Bloody Run Wildlife Management Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (9% naturalized citizens)

Mendon township:	4.1%
State:	3.1%

65% of Mendon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2977
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 152
South: 1006
West: 72

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Mendon township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

47 people in nursing homes
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,217
One, attached: 21
Two: 23
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 43
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 367

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,200

Housing units in Mendon township with a mortgage: 381 (25 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 392

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 125
1990 to 1994: 174
1980 to 1989: 331
1970 to 1979: 456
1960 to 1969: 289
1950 to 1959: 197
1940 to 1949: 118
1939 or earlier: 85

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 52
4 rooms: 132
5 rooms: 314
6 rooms: 314
7 rooms: 144
8 rooms: 103
9 or more rooms: 44

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 53
3 rooms: 48
4 rooms: 120
5 rooms: 166
6 rooms: 53
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 11

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 260
3 bedrooms: 658
4 bedrooms: 136
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mendon township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 121
2 bedrooms: 190
3 bedrooms: 152
4 bedrooms: 23
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 198
1 vehicle: 363
2 vehicles: 395
3 vehicles: 94
4 vehicles: 40
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

no vehicle: 227
1 vehicle: 182
2 vehicles: 71
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Apparel (11%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (20%)
Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mendon township:

United States or American (11.0%)
English (2.8%)
Irish (2.6%)
Italian (1.5%)
African (1.5%)
German (1.2%)
European (1.1%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 980 (69%)
Carpooled: 306 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 74 (5%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (22%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

47 people in nursing homes
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

95.9% of residents of Mendon township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,296

In family households: 3,804 (672 male householders, 485 female householders)
720 spouses, 1,288 children (1,202 natural, 18 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 136 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 492 (195 male householders (180 living alone)), 246 female householders (223 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 448 2-persons, 326 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 403 1-person, 30 2-persons, 8 4-persons.

284 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (36 men, 70 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 82

Here:	13.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	7.6%
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)

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