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Van Buren township, Lee County, Iowa (IA)

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Van Buren township, IA map Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 409 (all rural)

Males: 206  (50.4%)
Females: 203  (49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 409 (367 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  10%
State:  28%


Races in Van Buren township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.4

Average houshold size: 2.78
Average family size: 3.13

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Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  1.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Cook Cemetery, Embury Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Croton Cemetery, Frost Grove Cemetery, H Banla Grounds Cemetery, Reid Farm Cemetery.

Creeks: Lick Creek, Grants Creek.

Parks in Van Buren township include: Amos Glover Historical Marker, Croton Civil War Memorial Park, Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit, Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit.

83% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 317
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 62
  • South: 13
  • West: 11
Van Buren township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 148
  • Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,900


Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 5
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 15
  • 1980 to 1989: 12
  • 1970 to 1979: 39
  • 1960 to 1969: 20
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 62


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 42
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 11
  • 9 or more rooms: 14


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Buren township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 27
  • 3 bedrooms: 77
  • 4 bedrooms: 21
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 48
  • 3 vehicles: 47
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5


Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (42%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
  • German (48.2%)
  • United States or American (22.1%)
  • English (6.9%)
  • Irish (5.8%)
  • Swedish (4.3%)
  • Norwegian (4.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.3%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 156 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 38 (19%)
  • Worked at home: 11 (5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Wood (31%)
  • Electricity (10%)

98.7% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 403
  • In family households: 358 (105 male householders, 27 female householders)
    109 spouses, 87 children (64 natural, 4 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 45 (14 male householders (12 living alone)), 26 female householders (21 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 7 2-persons.

108 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 men, 2 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%



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