Union Prairie township, Allamakee County, Iowa (IA)

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Union Prairie township, IA map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 730 (30% urban, 70% rural)

Males: 367	(50.3%)
Females: 363	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 730 (607 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Union Prairie township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 37.7

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 3.06

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Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Mount Olivet Cemetery, West Ridge Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union Prairie township:	1.8%
State:	3.1%

76% of Union Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 583
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 83
South: 7
West: 13

Union Prairie township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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: 214
One, attached: 8
Two: 12
3 or 4: 15
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Union Prairie township with a mortgage: 84 (7 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 24
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 35
1950 to 1959: 55
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 80

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Prairie township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 14
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 37
7 rooms: 30
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 44

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Prairie township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Prairie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 112
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Prairie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 22
3 bedrooms: 16
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 32
2 vehicles: 72
3 vehicles: 70
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 47
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (55%)
Utilities (10%)
Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (30%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (44%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
Postsecondary teachers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union Prairie township:

German (44.4%)
Irish (25.4%)
Norwegian (20.3%)
Czech (2.5%)
Arab/Arabic (2.3%)
United States or American (1.9%)
English (1.2%)

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

Honduras (54%)
Israel (46%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 244 (61%)
Carpooled: 45 (11%)
Worked at home: 109 (27%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
Utility gas (34%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (7%)

96.9% of residents of Union Prairie township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 699

In family households: 601 (177 male householders, 19 female householders)
171 spouses, 221 children (213 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 98 (41 male householders (29 living alone)), 38 female householders (31 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 19 2-persons.

173 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (6 men, 18 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	28.1%
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: 8

Here:	53.3%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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