Norwalk township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA)

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Norwalk township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,282 (all rural)

Males: 628	(49.0%)
Females: 654	(51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,282 (1,027 owner occupied, 255 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Norwalk township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 35.7

Average houshold size: 2.79
Average family size: 3.30

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Population density: 36 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	21.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Underwood.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Downsville Cemetery, Fisher Cemetery.

Creek: Mamie Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (0% naturalized citizens)

Norwalk township:	2.5%
State:	3.1%

84% of Norwalk 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, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 359
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 5
South: 29
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Norwalk township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 180
5 to 9: 7
Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,600

Housing units in Norwalk township with a mortgage: 27 (13 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 29
1960 to 1969: 46
1950 to 1959: 74
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 15

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 40
6 rooms: 14
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 0

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 13
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 21
3 bedrooms: 69
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwalk township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 38
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 51
2 vehicles: 32
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 24
2 vehicles: 16
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
Public administration (20%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (33%)
Educational services (16%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (34%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (33%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (26%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Norwalk township:

United States or American (15.8%)
Scotch-Irish (5.2%)
Russian (2.8%)
Irish (2.3%)

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

Mexico (81%)
Other Eastern Europe (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 129 (78%)
Carpooled: 37 (22%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
Utility gas (30%)
Electricity (20%)
Wood (9%)

82.8% of residents of Norwalk township speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 425

In family households: 391 (102 male householders, 13 female householders)
93 spouses, 174 children (174 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 34 (11 male householders (6 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 5 2-persons.

313 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (8 men, 63 women).

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

Here:	14.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	9.5%
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)

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