Morgan township, Decatur County, Iowa (IA)

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Morgan township, IA map Land area: 24.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 75 (all rural)

Males: 40	(53.3%)
Females: 35	(46.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 75 (56 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Races in Morgan township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%

Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 47.3

Average houshold size: 2.50
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: White Oak Cemetery, Elm Cemetery, Logan Cemetery, Fugate Cemetery, Gatliff Cemetery, Union Cemetery.

Creeks: Steel Creek, Caleb Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (0% naturalized citizens)

Morgan township:	6.7%
State:	3.1%

66% of Morgan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 133
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 60
South: 32
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Morgan township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 10.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 69
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,900

Housing units in Morgan township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 15
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 17
1970 to 1979: 9
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 8

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 31
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 12

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgan township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 37
3 vehicles: 21
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Construction (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (31%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Apparel (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Morgan township:

United States or American (38.0%)
English (22.5%)
Irish (15.5%)
Scotch-Irish (9.3%)
Australian (2.3%)
Norwegian (1.6%)
Scottish (1.6%)

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

Australia (60%)
Mexico (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 106 (83%)
Carpooled: 12 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (4%)
Other means: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 3 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Wood (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Electricity (14%)
Utility gas (2%)

99.1% of residents of Morgan township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 249

In family households: 230 (67 male householders, 8 female householders)
65 spouses, 83 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 19 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 4-persons.

11 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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: 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 Morgan township:

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