Union township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA)

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Union township, IA map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 282 (all rural)

Males: 142	(50.4%)
Females: 140	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 282 (237 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.4%

Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.3

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.34

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Millerton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: New York Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, McDaniel Cemetery, Ryan Cemetery.

35% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 226
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 49
South: 8
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Union township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 109
Mobile homes: 6

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 4
1970 to 1979: 6
1960 to 1969: 15
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 2
1939 or earlier: 66

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

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

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 25
4 bedrooms: 23
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 28
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (59%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Construction (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (33%)
Educational services (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Health care (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (41%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (22%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

English (30.6%)
United States or American (27.4%)
German (24.2%)
Irish (5.4%)
Welsh (3.8%)
European (3.2%)
Italian (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 66 (48%)
Carpooled: 45 (33%)
Worked at home: 27 (20%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

97.4% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 294

In family households: 280 (79 male householders, 11 female householders)
63 spouses, 78 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person.

74 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (1 men, 7 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): 1

Here:	16.7%
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 Union township:

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