Middlefield township, Buchanan County, Iowa (IA)

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Middlefield township, IA map Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 304 (all rural)

Males: 158	(52.0%)
Females: 146	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 304 (214 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Races in Middlefield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
Black: 0.7%

Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.7

Average houshold size: 3.01
Average family size: 3.46

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	19.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	10.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Parks in Middlefield township include: Buffalo Creek County Park, Buffalo Creek Wildlife Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (0% naturalized citizens)

Middlefield township:	1.6%
State:	3.1%

71% of Middlefield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 324
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 63
South: 35
West: 24

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Middlefield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 191
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100

Housing units in Middlefield township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 33
1970 to 1979: 54
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 24
1940 to 1949: 10
1939 or earlier: 32

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 57
6 rooms: 36
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 8

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 54
3 bedrooms: 66
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlefield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 8
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 29
2 vehicles: 72
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 10
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (53%)
Construction (12%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Machinery (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (15%)
Construction (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (44%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Middlefield township:

United States or American (31.6%)
German (18.6%)
Irish (13.0%)
English (9.1%)
Scottish (4.2%)
Norwegian (2.1%)
French (except Basque) (1.8%)

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

France (60%)
Other Western Europe (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 115 (60%)
Carpooled: 44 (23%)
Other means: 14 (7%)
Worked at home: 19 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Wood (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (13%)

97.9% of residents of Middlefield township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 460

In family households: 427 (124 male householders, 20 female householders)
132 spouses, 131 children (120 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 6 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 33 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 23 female householders (21 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 2 2-persons.

98 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 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): 2

Here:	8.0%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Middlefield township:

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