Monroe township, Monroe County, Iowa (IA)

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Monroe township, IA map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 325 (all rural)

Males: 169	(52.0%)
Females: 156	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 325 (298 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	28%

Races in Monroe township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.5%

Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.5

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Enix Cemetery, Foster Cemetery, Hayes Cemetery, Piper Cemetery.

40% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 80
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 59
South: 12
West: 0

Monroe township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19
Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 16
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 0

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 3
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 13
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Food (15%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
Paper (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Chemicals (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Accommodation and food services (20%)
Personal and laundry services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Personal appearance workers (14%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:

United States or American (22.7%)
Italian (19.7%)
Irish (18.2%)
German (9.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 68 (100%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (6%)

95.6% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 151

In family households: 151 (37 male householders, 8 female householders)
24 spouses, 64 children (50 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

68 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (5 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): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	45.5%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Monroe township:

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