Minden township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA)

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Minden township, IA map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 946 (all rural)

Males: 464	(49.0%)
Females: 482	(51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 946 (785 owner occupied, 161 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Minden township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 35.6

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 26 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Minden.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Minden Cemetery.

67% of Minden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 658
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 202
South: 29
West: 26

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200

Minden township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 335
One, attached: 4
Two: 10
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 10
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500

Housing units in Minden township with a mortgage: 166 (11 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 76
1960 to 1969: 40
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 125

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 48
6 rooms: 90
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 54
9 or more rooms: 19

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 14
5 rooms: 11
6 rooms: 3
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 3

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 69
3 bedrooms: 152
4 bedrooms: 55
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minden township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 43
2 vehicles: 147
3 vehicles: 71
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 30
2 vehicles: 23
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Furniture and related products (13%)
Wood products (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (28%)
Wood products (10%)
U. S. Postal service (10%)
Health care (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Woodworkers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Librarians, curators, and archivists (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Woodworkers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Therapists (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Minden township:

German (60.9%)
Irish (6.4%)
Danish (6.0%)
English (6.0%)
United States or American (3.6%)
French (except Basque) (3.2%)
Czech (2.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 477 (84%)
Carpooled: 63 (11%)
Walked: 21 (4%)
Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Electricity (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (3%)

98.4% of residents of Minden township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 948

In family households: 849 (229 male householders, 39 female householders)
251 spouses, 300 children (272 natural, 3 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 99 (42 male householders (28 living alone)), 38 female householders (35 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 12 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

218 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (10 men, 26 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	13.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	18.3%
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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