Monroe township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA)

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Monroe township, IA map Land area: 23.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 120 (all rural)

Males: 54	(45.0%)
Females: 66	(55.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 120 (115 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	28%

Races in Monroe township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 31.5
Median age of females: 29.3

Average houshold size: 3.33
Average family size: 3.53

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	19.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	9.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Genoa Cemetery, Harris Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery.

51% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 102
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 24
South: 0
West: 0

Monroe township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 35
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,700

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 3
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 3
1960 to 1969: 3
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 11

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 17
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 24
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 8
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Truck transportation (14%)
Construction (12%)
Food (11%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (22%)
Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Private households (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:

Norwegian (23.4%)
United States or American (21.6%)
English (17.1%)
German (13.5%)
Irish (11.7%)
Scottish (5.4%)
Dutch (3.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 34 (57%)
Carpooled: 16 (27%)
Worked at home: 10 (17%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
Wood (19%)

80.3% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
16.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 126

In family households: 122 (44 male householders, 5 female householders)
33 spouses, 31 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person.

31 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	25.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Monroe township:

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