Union township, Van Buren County, Iowa (IA)

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Union township, IA map Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 686 (all rural)

Males: 362	(52.8%)
Females: 324	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 686 (573 owner occupied, 113 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 43.5

Average houshold size: 2.39
Average family size: 2.85

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Birmingham.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Winchester Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Tedrow Cemetery, Fordyce Cemetery, Topping Cemetery, Trumbo Cemetery, Parkerville Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

67% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 579
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 64
South: 24
West: 5

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Union township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 263
One, attached: 2
Two: 1
Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,800

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 84 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 25
1970 to 1979: 52
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 163

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 56
6 rooms: 78
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 22

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

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

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 79
3 bedrooms: 119
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 23
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

no vehicle: 14
1 vehicle: 57
2 vehicles: 106
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 25
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Social assistance (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Child care workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

United States or American (37.6%)
German (21.5%)
English (9.5%)
French (except Basque) (8.3%)
Irish (5.6%)
Swedish (3.9%)
Scotch-Irish (2.2%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 283 (77%)
Carpooled: 54 (15%)
Walked: 11 (3%)
Worked at home: 19 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

98.3% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 695

In family households: 587 (185 male householders, 22 female householders)
170 spouses, 181 children (169 natural, 3 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 108 (40 male householders (27 living alone)), 48 female householders (41 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 20 2-persons.

120 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (9 men, 18 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union township:

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