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Newport township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA)

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Newport township, IA map Land area: 23.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,811 (2% urban, 98% rural)

Males: 935  (51.6%)
Females: 876  (48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,811 (1,745 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  4%
State:  28%


Races in Newport township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
  • Black: 0.4%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.9

Average houshold size: 2.85
Average family size: 3.13

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Population density: 77 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  19.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  5.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: New Newport Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery.

Creek: Turkey Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 15 (73% naturalized citizens)

Newport township:  0.8%
State:  3.1%

51% of Newport township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 413
  • Northeast: 86
  • Midwest: 215
  • South: 183
  • West: 76

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400

Newport township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 415
  • Mobile homes: 244

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,200


Housing units in Newport township with a mortgage: 76 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 125



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 35
  • 1995 to 1998: 36
  • 1990 to 1994: 41
  • 1980 to 1989: 196
  • 1970 to 1979: 244
  • 1960 to 1969: 57
  • 1950 to 1959: 15
  • 1940 to 1949: 19
  • 1939 or earlier: 16


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 51
  • 4 rooms: 91
  • 5 rooms: 134
  • 6 rooms: 38
  • 7 rooms: 50
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 4


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 31
  • 5 rooms: 28
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 189
  • 3 bedrooms: 134
  • 4 bedrooms: 43
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 44
  • 3 bedrooms: 24
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Newport township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 20
  • 1 vehicle: 146
  • 2 vehicles: 178
  • 3 vehicles: 36
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Newport township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 16
  • 1 vehicle: 30
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Air transportation (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Air transportation (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Air transportation workers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (19%)
  • Cashiers (16%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Newport township:
  • Irish (31.8%)
  • English (18.6%)
  • United States or American (18.2%)
  • German (14.4%)
  • Polish (3.7%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (73%)
  • United Kingdom (27%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 186 (70%)
  • Carpooled: 32 (12%)
  • Other means: 41 (15%)
  • Worked at home: 7 (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

96.0% of residents of Newport township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 988
  • In family households: 831 (251 male householders, 61 female householders)
    281 spouses, 205 children (185 natural, 11 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 10 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 157 (65 male householders (49 living alone)), 77 female householders (77 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 207 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 126 1-person, 16 2-persons.

470 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (10 men, 20 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%



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