Monroe township, Butler County, Iowa (IA)

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Monroe township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,637 (all rural)

Males: 776	(47.4%)
Females: 861	(52.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,583 (1,340 owner occupied, 243 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Monroe township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 45.8

Average houshold size: 2.38
Average family size: 2.85

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Population density: 46 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Aplington.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bethel Reform Cemetery, Monroe Township Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 54 (81% naturalized citizens)

Monroe township:	3.3%
State:	3.1%

57% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 809
Northeast: 52
Midwest: 125
South: 514
West: 177

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Monroe township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

54 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 509
Two: 4
5 to 9: 9
Mobile homes: 217
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600

Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 176 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 72
1980 to 1989: 153
1970 to 1979: 191
1960 to 1969: 148
1950 to 1959: 46
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 13

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 38
4 rooms: 102
5 rooms: 132
6 rooms: 170
7 rooms: 76
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 43

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 38
5 rooms: 30
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 200
3 bedrooms: 277
4 bedrooms: 78
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe township:

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 47
3 bedrooms: 29
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 131
2 vehicles: 304
3 vehicles: 115
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 43
2 vehicles: 48
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 1

Most common industries for males:

Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (13%)
Construction (13%)
Apparel (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Other financial specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:

United States or American (29.1%)
English (17.1%)
German (11.2%)
Irish (11.2%)
Scotch-Irish (3.9%)
French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Dutch (1.4%)

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

Germany (44%)
Canada (33%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (15%)
South Africa (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 622 (80%)
Carpooled: 111 (14%)
Walked: 22 (3%)
Worked at home: 19 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Wood (20%)
Utility gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

54 people in nursing homes

98.6% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,742

In family households: 1,547 (400 male householders, 103 female householders)
425 spouses, 543 children (455 natural, 14 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 14 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (79 male householders (70 living alone)), 97 female householders (87 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 242 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 19 2-persons.

318 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (11 men, 46 women).

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

Here:	2.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	8.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	3.5%
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)

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