Valley township, Guthrie County, Iowa (IA)

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Valley township, IA map Land area: 32.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,932 (all rural)

Males: 900	(46.6%)
Females: 1,032	(53.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,829 (1,437 owner occupied, 392 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Valley township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 46.3

Average houshold size: 2.26
Average family size: 2.83

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Population density: 59 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Guthrie Center.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Monteith Memorial Cemetery, Monteith Cemetery, Resurrection Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (50% naturalized citizens)

Valley township:	1.0%
State:	3.1%

61% of Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1638
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 138
South: 37
West: 70

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Valley township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

97 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 755
One, attached: 15
Two: 25
3 or 4: 35
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 17
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,800

Housing units in Valley township with a mortgage: 252 (5 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 286

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 89
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 137
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 443

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 58
5 rooms: 155
6 rooms: 137
7 rooms: 122
8 rooms: 85
9 or more rooms: 60

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 66
5 rooms: 32
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 23
2 bedrooms: 171
3 bedrooms: 278
4 bedrooms: 131
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 48
2 bedrooms: 90
3 bedrooms: 28
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 37
1 vehicle: 180
2 vehicles: 232
3 vehicles: 119
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 15
1 vehicle: 93
2 vehicles: 50
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Utilities (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Valley township:

German (33.3%)
English (13.4%)
Danish (10.0%)
Irish (9.5%)
United States or American (9.3%)
Norwegian (4.9%)
Dutch (3.7%)

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

Guatemala (50%)
Mexico (15%)
Canada (15%)
Ukraine (10%)
Korea (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 688 (78%)
Carpooled: 110 (12%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 46 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 32 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

97 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

96.9% of residents of Valley township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,809

In family households: 1,500 (402 male householders, 117 female householders)
404 spouses, 538 children (478 natural, 30 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 3 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 309 (73 male householders (57 living alone)), 199 female householders (190 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 102 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 280 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 247 1-person, 18 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

322 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (36 men, 74 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	22.7%
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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