Newton township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA)

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Newton township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 500 (all rural)

Males: 264	(52.8%)
Females: 236	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 500 (419 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Newton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
Black: 1.2%

Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 36.3

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 3.27

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Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	59.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	35.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Dedham.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: McCurdy Cemetery, Dedham Cemetery, Saint Josephs Cemetery.

Creek: Beaver Creek.

Park in Newton township: Daniel Davis Timber.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Newton township:	1.0%
State:	3.1%

64% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 139
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 55
South: 62
West: 8

Newton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 83
Mobile homes: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,800

Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 28
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 41
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 0

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 27
4 rooms: 27
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 54
3 bedrooms: 46
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton township:

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

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 21
2 vehicles: 26
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food (6%)
Construction (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (33%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:

English (43.6%)
German (23.6%)
British (9.3%)
Norwegian (5.7%)
United States or American (5.7%)
Swedish (5.0%)
French (except Basque) (4.3%)

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

Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 41 (59%)
Carpooled: 21 (30%)
Worked at home: 8 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Electricity (35%)
Wood (20%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 269

In family households: 218 (56 male householders, 7 female householders)
59 spouses, 87 children (54 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 51 (45 male householders (45 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person.

129 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (4 men, 9 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%

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 Newton township:

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