Mount Vernon township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (IA)

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Mount Vernon township, IA map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 351 (all rural)

Males: 195	(55.6%)
Females: 156	(44.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 351 (275 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Mount Vernon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
Asian: 0.9%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.0

Average houshold size: 2.72
Average family size: 3.00

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Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	19.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Parks in Mount Vernon township include: Walch Wildlife Area, Zirbel Slough.

61% of Mount Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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: 464
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 6
South: 21
West: 0

Mount Vernon township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 136
3 or 4: 7
Mobile homes: 34
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Mount Vernon township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 38
1960 to 1969: 38
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 12

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 29
5 rooms: 31
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 13
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 52
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 27
2 vehicles: 61
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 20
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Textile mills and textile products (10%)
Beverage and tobacco products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Machinery (3%)
Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Woodworkers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mount Vernon township:

Irish (8.9%)
United States or American (5.7%)
African (1.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 151 (90%)
Carpooled: 17 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (50%)
Electricity (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Wood (6%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 491

In family households: 470 (100 male householders, 32 female householders)
109 spouses, 201 children (154 natural, 18 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 21 (8 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8 3-persons.

69 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 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 Mount Vernon township:

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