Morton township, Page County, Iowa (IA)

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Morton township, IA map Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 207 (all rural)

Males: 111	(53.6%)
Females: 96	(46.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 207 (164 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Morton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
Asian: 1.0%

Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 43.3

Average houshold size: 2.62
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

53% of Morton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 101
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 42
South: 0
West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Morton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 83

Housing units in Morton township with a mortgage: 30 (7 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 6
1960 to 1969: 11
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 57

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 17

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 34
4 bedrooms: 20
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 23
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Food (21%)
Public administration (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Construction (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (22%)
Public administration (14%)
Paper (9%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Health care (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other financial specialists (10%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
Cashiers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Other financial specialists (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Morton township:

German (35.3%)
United States or American (21.1%)
English (13.5%)
Irish (9.8%)
Swedish (6.8%)
Danish (4.5%)
Pennsylvania German (4.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 76 (80%)
Carpooled: 4 (4%)
Other means: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)

99.4% of residents of Morton township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 154

In family households: 127 (49 male householders, 0 female householders)
49 spouses, 29 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 27 (12 male householders (10 living alone)), 8 female householders (2 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

48 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 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: 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 Morton township:

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