Niles township, Floyd County, Iowa (IA)

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Niles township, IA map Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 533 (all rural)

Males: 273	(51.2%)
Females: 260	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 533 (468 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Races in Niles township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 36.0

Average houshold size: 2.82
Average family size: 3.19

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Colwell.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Parks in Niles township include: Colwell County Park, Fix Wildlife Area, Edna Pelz Wildlife Area.

70% of Niles township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 509
Northeast: 45
Midwest: 39
South: 5
West: 7

Niles township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 210
Mobile homes: 1

Housing units in Niles township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 47
1960 to 1969: 20
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 70

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 42
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 17

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 1
5 rooms: 5
6 rooms: 13
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 1

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 29
3 bedrooms: 96
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Niles township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 16
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 1

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 39
3 vehicles: 71
4 vehicles: 34
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (15%)
Computer and electronic products (12%)
Food (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Wood products (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (32%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Chemicals (10%)
Machinery (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Construction (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Plant and system operators (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Waiters and waitresses (32%)
Secondary school teachers (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Niles township:

German (66.4%)
United States or American (6.2%)
Swiss (5.8%)
Czech (5.2%)
Irish (2.7%)
Danish (2.5%)
Swedish (2.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 216 (81%)
Carpooled: 5 (2%)
Walked: 10 (4%)
Worked at home: 37 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (4%)
Other fuel (4%)
Utility gas (2%)

91.0% of residents of Niles township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 605

In family households: 583 (161 male householders, 19 female householders)
182 spouses, 220 children (214 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 2 2-persons.

152 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	7.4%
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%

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 Niles township:

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