Mound Prairie township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA)

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Mound Prairie township, IA map Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 709 (all rural)

Males: 355	(50.1%)
Females: 354	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 580 (488 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Mound Prairie township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
Black: 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 43.1

Average houshold size: 2.83
Average family size: 3.13

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Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Slaughter Cemetery, Mound Prairie Cemetery, Kelley Family Burial Ground, Rorabaugh Cemetery, Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (0% naturalized citizens)

Mound Prairie township:	1.8%
State:	3.1%

49% of Mound Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 381
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 61
South: 333
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Mound Prairie township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

78 people in religious group quarters
51 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 182
Mobile homes: 131

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,000

Housing units in Mound Prairie township with a mortgage: 96 (12 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 87
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 47
1960 to 1969: 37
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 21

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mound Prairie township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 33
5 rooms: 77
6 rooms: 75
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 15

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mound Prairie township, Iowa:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mound Prairie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 20
2 bedrooms: 48
3 bedrooms: 164
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mound Prairie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 29
3 bedrooms: 17
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 50
2 vehicles: 132
3 vehicles: 46
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 30
2 vehicles: 8
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (19%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (18%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mound Prairie township:

United States or American (19.8%)
German (8.2%)
Irish (5.9%)
English (4.5%)
African (3.1%)
Scottish (1.5%)
French (except Basque) (1.3%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 391 (84%)
Carpooled: 50 (11%)
Worked at home: 23 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (4%)

78 people in religious group quarters
51 people in nursing homes

97.0% of residents of Mound Prairie township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 823

In family households: 718 (156 male householders, 68 female householders)
176 spouses, 263 children (248 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105 (70 male householders (53 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 17 2-persons.

154 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 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)

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