Newell township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA)

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Newell township, IA map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,183 (all rural)

Males: 579	(48.9%)
Females: 604	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,134 (910 owner occupied, 224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Newell township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.6%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 42.5

Average houshold size: 2.44
Average family size: 2.99

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Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Newell.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: First M E Church Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (36% naturalized citizens)

Newell township:	2.4%
State:	3.1%

66% of Newell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 951
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 108
South: 20
West: 54

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Newell township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

49 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 467
One, attached: 6
Two: 7
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000

Housing units in Newell township with a mortgage: 190 (2 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 123

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 66
1960 to 1969: 42
1950 to 1959: 59
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 246

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 60
6 rooms: 81
7 rooms: 94
8 rooms: 58
9 or more rooms: 54

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 25
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 3

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 72
3 bedrooms: 177
4 bedrooms: 87
5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newell township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 20
2 bedrooms: 30
3 bedrooms: 30
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 103
2 vehicles: 147
3 vehicles: 69
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 25

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 32
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (16%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Food (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Newell township:

German (41.9%)
United States or American (10.3%)
Danish (10.2%)
English (7.0%)
Norwegian (5.9%)
Irish (5.2%)
Swedish (3.4%)

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

Mexico (57%)
Laos (21%)
Germany (7%)
Thailand (7%)
Canada (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 356 (73%)
Carpooled: 47 (10%)
Bicycle: 5 (1%)
Walked: 46 (9%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 31 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

49 people in nursing homes

95.6% of residents of Newell township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,119

In family households: 987 (272 male householders, 36 female householders)
272 spouses, 367 children (332 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 9 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 132 (65 male householders (60 living alone)), 60 female householders (57 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 8 2-persons.

242 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (15 men, 44 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.5%
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: 1

Here:	2.9%
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 Newell township:

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