New Hope township, Union County, Iowa (IA)

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New Hope township, IA map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 659 (all rural)

Males: 328	(49.8%)
Females: 331	(50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 659 (523 owner occupied, 136 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in New Hope township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.4%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.7

Average houshold size: 2.43
Average family size: 2.94

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Lorimor.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Lorimor Cemetery, Groesbeck Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 87 (70% naturalized citizens)

New Hope township:	13.2%
State:	3.1%

63% of New Hope township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2238
Northeast: 51
Midwest: 45
South: 230
West: 23

New Hope township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 715
One, attached: 5
Two: 6
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 9
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 355

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,200

Housing units in New Hope township with a mortgage: 208 (15 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 220

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 145
1990 to 1994: 106
1980 to 1989: 124
1970 to 1979: 217
1960 to 1969: 118
1950 to 1959: 66
1940 to 1949: 102
1939 or earlier: 190

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Hope township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 40
4 rooms: 105
5 rooms: 256
6 rooms: 144
7 rooms: 120
8 rooms: 49
9 or more rooms: 51

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Hope township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 21
4 rooms: 85
5 rooms: 50
6 rooms: 32
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Hope township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 209
3 bedrooms: 488
4 bedrooms: 42
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Hope township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 48
2 bedrooms: 95
3 bedrooms: 97
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 73
1 vehicle: 163
2 vehicles: 259
3 vehicles: 183
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 61

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

no vehicle: 46
1 vehicle: 100
2 vehicles: 65
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 16

Most common industries for males:

Construction (31%)
Machinery (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (19%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Social assistance (9%)
Health care (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
Financial managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in New Hope township:

United States or American (29.5%)
English (8.2%)
Irish (3.6%)
Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
German (1.5%)
Scottish (1.5%)
French (except Basque) (1.3%)

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

Mexico (93%)
El Salvador (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 933 (71%)
Carpooled: 215 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Other means: 95 (7%)
Worked at home: 52 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
Electricity (39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (1%)
Utility gas (1%)

94.5% of residents of New Hope township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,680

In family households: 2,362 (555 male householders, 213 female householders)
563 spouses, 837 children (769 natural, 5 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 59 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 318 (106 male householders (90 living alone)), 150 female householders (128 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 330 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 157 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 218 1-person, 32 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

128 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	2.0%
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: 18

Here:	22.5%
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)

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