Mercer township, Adams County, Iowa (IA)

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Mercer township, IA map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 176 (all rural)

Males: 98	(55.7%)
Females: 78	(44.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 176 (109 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Races in Mercer township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%

Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 36.0

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.18

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Willow Creek.

81% of Mercer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 127
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 17
South: 0
West: 3

Mercer township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 76

Housing units in Mercer township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 0
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 1
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 47

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 2
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 8

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 25
4 bedrooms: 18
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 6
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 20
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
U. S. Postal service (28%)
Construction (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Food (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (40%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (21%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (36%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (28%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (29%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (19%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mercer township:

Irish (32.6%)
German (21.7%)
English (15.5%)
Norwegian (8.5%)
United States or American (4.7%)
Czech (3.1%)
European (3.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 61 (80%)
Carpooled: 2 (3%)
Worked at home: 13 (17%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Electricity (14%)

92.7% of residents of Mercer township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 157

In family households: 132 (42 male householders, 4 female householders)
45 spouses, 38 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person.

49 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 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)

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