Minerva township, Marshall County, Iowa (IA)

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Minerva township, IA map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 494 (all rural)

Males: 265	(53.6%)
Females: 229	(46.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 494 (375 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Minerva township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Black: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 40.8

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Clemons.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Clemons Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Minerva township:	0.4%
State:	3.1%

75% of Minerva township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% 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: 439
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 13
South: 4
West: 15

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

Minerva township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 186
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500

Housing units in Minerva township with a mortgage: 49 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 15
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 121

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 21
6 rooms: 37
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 14

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 3
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 73
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minerva township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 12

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 76
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 13
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 1

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (16%)
Social assistance (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (6%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Child care workers (13%)
Registered nurses (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Minerva township:

German (46.8%)
Norwegian (12.0%)
United States or American (10.2%)
Danish (7.9%)
Irish (6.4%)
English (4.8%)
Swedish (2.3%)

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

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 189 (76%)
Carpooled: 29 (12%)
Walked: 9 (4%)
Worked at home: 22 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
Utility gas (32%)
Electricity (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (2%)

98.2% of residents of Minerva township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 486

In family households: 438 (126 male householders, 15 female householders)
129 spouses, 153 children (144 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 48 (20 male householders (11 living alone)), 16 female householders (9 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 13 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

109 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (11 men, 9 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	18.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	12.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

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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