Newton township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA)

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Newton township, IA map Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 17,218 (93% urban, 7% rural)

Males: 8,257	(48.0%)
Females: 8,961	(52.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 16,821 (12,576 owner occupied, 4,245 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Races in Newton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 40.7

Average houshold size: 2.28
Average family size: 2.85

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Population density: 466 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Newton, Lambs Grove.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Newton township: Church of Christ Number 2.

Cemeteries: Wittenberg Cemetery, Moffitt Family Cemetery, Pleasant Chapel Cemetery, Linder Cemetery.

Creek: Benjamin Creek.

Park in Newton township: Westwood Park.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (0% naturalized citizens)

Newton township:	0.0%
State:	3.1%

60% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 252
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 39
South: 50
West: 33

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Newton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Newton township, Iowa

285 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 147
One, attached: 3
Mobile homes: 56

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,700

Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 20 (4 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 37
1960 to 1969: 13
1950 to 1959: 9
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 23

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 17
5 rooms: 34
6 rooms: 32
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 2

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 31
3 bedrooms: 78
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 1
2 bedrooms: 3
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 71
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 8
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Construction (18%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Food (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (27%)
Health care (12%)
Food (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:

United States or American (34.2%)
German (13.7%)
English (10.8%)
Irish (10.1%)
Danish (1.4%)
Dutch (1.4%)
Scotch-Irish (1.4%)

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

Laos (71%)
Germany (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 142 (78%)
Carpooled: 26 (14%)
Worked at home: 13 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
Wood (28%)
Electricity (18%)
Utility gas (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Newton township, Iowa

285 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.4% of residents of Newton township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 394

In family households: 350 (94 male householders, 21 female householders)
107 spouses, 115 children (103 natural, 4 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 44 (18 male householders (16 living alone)), 19 female householders (15 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 6 2-persons.

2,886 married couples with children.
982 single-parent households (230 men, 752 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	6.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	6.5%
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 Newton township:

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