Mitchell township, Mitchell County, Iowa (IA)

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Mitchell township, IA map Land area: 27.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 387 (all rural)

Males: 204	(52.7%)
Females: 183	(47.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 387 (337 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Races in Mitchell township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.8%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.1

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Mitchell.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

67% of Mitchell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 390
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 40
South: 10
West: 5

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Mitchell township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 170
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

Housing units in Mitchell township with a mortgage: 60 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 3
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 25
6 rooms: 25
7 rooms: 34
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 18

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 69
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mitchell township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 34
3 vehicles: 46
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 17
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 6

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Printing and related support activities (15%)
Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Leather and allied products (7%)
Apparel (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (31%)
Public administration (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Printing workers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mitchell township:

German (45.0%)
Norwegian (20.6%)
United States or American (7.7%)
Irish (5.2%)
Danish (4.9%)
Belgian (3.2%)
Dutch (2.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 153 (72%)
Carpooled: 45 (21%)
Walked: 5 (2%)
Worked at home: 10 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
Utility gas (45%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (2%)
Electricity (1%)

98.3% of residents of Mitchell township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 445

In family households: 413 (111 male householders, 20 female householders)
95 spouses, 175 children (173 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 32 (19 male householders (18 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

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

68 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	6.8%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mitchell township:

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