Vernon township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA)

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Vernon township, IA map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 530 (all rural)

Males: 273	(51.5%)
Females: 257	(48.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 530 (402 owner occupied, 128 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Vernon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 42.7

Average houshold size: 2.39
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Renwick.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Swiss Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (33% naturalized citizens)

Vernon township:	1.1%
State:	3.1%

77% of Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% 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: 476
Northeast: 1
Midwest: 34
South: 7
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Vernon township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 239
3 or 4: 3
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 47 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 10
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 29
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 128

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 35
6 rooms: 56
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 23

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 4
5 rooms: 6
6 rooms: 1
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 16

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 46
3 bedrooms: 94
4 bedrooms: 14
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 8
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 45
2 vehicles: 53
3 vehicles: 42
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 27
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Truck transportation (21%)
Machinery (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Construction (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (14%)
Social assistance (10%)
Data processing and other information services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (24%)
Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (13%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:

German (47.3%)
Norwegian (17.9%)
English (5.1%)
Irish (5.1%)
Danish (4.8%)
United States or American (3.2%)
Swiss (2.7%)

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

Other South Central Asia (67%)
Philippines (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 192 (76%)
Carpooled: 15 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (2%)
Walked: 4 (2%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 33 (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
Electricity (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (3%)
Utility gas (1%)

97.9% of residents of Vernon township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 533

In family households: 456 (127 male householders, 13 female householders)
135 spouses, 181 children (177 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 77 (34 male householders (23 living alone)), 29 female householders (27 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

116 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (5 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	3.8%
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)

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 Vernon township:

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