Union township, Worth County, Iowa (IA)

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Union township, IA map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 636 (all rural)

Males: 336	(52.8%)
Females: 300	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 636 (525 owner occupied, 111 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.1

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Grafton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Schmidt Cemetery, Grafton Cemetery.

Park in Union township: Shellrock Wildlife Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

65% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 545
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 47
South: 2
West: 14

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500

Union township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 257
Two: 3
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 10
Mobile homes: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 78 (3 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 10
1970 to 1979: 33
1960 to 1969: 23
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 162

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 16
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 37
7 rooms: 49
8 rooms: 49
9 or more rooms: 29

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 14
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 27
3 bedrooms: 125
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 35
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 41
2 vehicles: 50
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 43
5 or more vehicles: 17

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 25
3 vehicles: 7
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (15%)
Machinery (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Private households (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

German (65.6%)
Norwegian (10.6%)
Irish (10.0%)
United States or American (5.0%)
Russian (1.7%)
Polish (1.5%)
French (except Basque) (1.3%)

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

Other Western Europe (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 280 (83%)
Carpooled: 28 (8%)
Walked: 26 (8%)
Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (95%)
Electricity (3%)
Utility gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

96.9% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 610

In family households: 508 (155 male householders, 16 female householders)
138 spouses, 185 children (163 natural, 11 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 102 (53 male householders (50 living alone)), 44 female householders (42 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 5 2-persons.

134 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (14 men, 23 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)

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

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