Union township, Story County, Iowa (IA)

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Union township, IA map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,253 (all rural)

Males: 610	(48.7%)
Females: 643	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,253 (1,074 owner occupied, 179 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.3%

Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.3

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Cambridge.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Cambridge Cemetery.

Creek: Ballard Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (9% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	1.8%
State:	3.1%

60% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1030
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 101
South: 21
West: 64

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

Union township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 435
One, attached: 6
Two: 10
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 1
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 191 (11 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 56
1990 to 1994: 35
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 44
1950 to 1959: 39
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 192

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 67
6 rooms: 121
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 74
9 or more rooms: 38

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 19
5 rooms: 16
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 80
3 bedrooms: 208
4 bedrooms: 94
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 39
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 66
2 vehicles: 160
3 vehicles: 108
4 vehicles: 43
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 44
2 vehicles: 15
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Machinery (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (14%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

German (29.7%)
Norwegian (20.4%)
English (8.2%)
United States or American (7.7%)
Irish (4.7%)
Scottish (3.2%)
Danish (3.0%)

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

Mexico (30%)
France (22%)
Philippines (17%)
Japan (13%)
Ukraine (9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 552 (84%)
Carpooled: 75 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 13 (2%)
Worked at home: 15 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

95.9% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,256

In family households: 1,070 (282 male householders, 63 female householders)
291 spouses, 396 children (376 natural, 14 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 3 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 186 (63 male householders (43 living alone)), 75 female householders (66 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

277 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (10 men, 36 women).

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

Here:	4.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	12.1%
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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