Vernon township, Dubuque County, Iowa (IA)

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Vernon township, IA map Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,836 (all rural)

Males: 943	(51.4%)
Females: 893	(48.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,801 (1,666 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	28%

Races in Vernon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.2%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 34.0

Average houshold size: 2.98
Average family size: 3.22

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Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Peosta.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Vernon township: Holy Family Church.

Cemeteries: New Melleray Abbey Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Peosta Protestant Cemetery, Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (0% naturalized citizens)

Vernon township:	1.0%
State:	3.1%

51% of Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1478
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 239
South: 21
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $177,100

Vernon township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

35 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 561
One, attached: 6
Two: 8
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 10
Mobile homes: 9

Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 395 (11 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 188
1990 to 1994: 75
1980 to 1989: 49
1970 to 1979: 92
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 64

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 74
6 rooms: 127
7 rooms: 118
8 rooms: 99
9 or more rooms: 116

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 3
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 31
3 bedrooms: 307
4 bedrooms: 176
5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 30
3 bedrooms: 6
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 45
2 vehicles: 322
3 vehicles: 117
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 34

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 44
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Health care (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:

German (44.6%)
Irish (24.9%)
United States or American (6.5%)
Italian (6.3%)
English (5.7%)
Norwegian (2.1%)
Luxemburger (1.6%)

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

Italy (61%)
Canada (39%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 873 (87%)
Carpooled: 42 (4%)
Walked: 3 (0%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 67 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Electricity (5%)
Other fuel (2%)
Wood (2%)

35 people in religious group quarters

96.8% of residents of Vernon township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,777

In family households: 1,705 (459 male householders, 37 female householders)
482 spouses, 662 children (635 natural, 22 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 72 (38 male householders (30 living alone)), 26 female householders (25 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 195 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 9 2-persons.

526 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (6 men, 23 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 94

Here:	40.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	40.0%
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)

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