Vernon Springs township, Howard County, Iowa (IA)

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Vernon Springs township, IA map Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 4,609 (81% urban, 19% rural)

Males: 2,200	(47.7%)
Females: 2,409	(52.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,395 (3,569 owner occupied, 826 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Races in Vernon Springs township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 41.7

Average houshold size: 2.32
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 119 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Cresco.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Parks in Vernon Springs township include: Mitz Pit Wildlife Area, Vernon Springs County Park, Bonair County Park, Murray Wildlife Area, Turkey River Wildlife Area, Turkey River Area, Turkey Bend Wildlife Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (57% naturalized citizens)

Vernon Springs township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

57% of Vernon Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 3579
Northeast: 99
Midwest: 719
South: 107
West: 56

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,100

Vernon Springs township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

People in group quarters in Vernon Springs township, Iowa

110 people in nursing homes
40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
32 people in other group homes
27 people in religious group quarters
4 people in halfway houses

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,626
One, attached: 42
Two: 95
3 or 4: 106
5 to 9: 25
10 to 19: 30
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 96

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800

Housing units in Vernon Springs township with a mortgage: 580 (77 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 659

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 110
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 235
1960 to 1969: 205
1950 to 1959: 235
1940 to 1949: 156
1939 or earlier: 898

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 164
5 rooms: 357
6 rooms: 232
7 rooms: 300
8 rooms: 189
9 or more rooms: 193

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 50
4 rooms: 145
5 rooms: 101
6 rooms: 45
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 27

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 48
2 bedrooms: 323
3 bedrooms: 761
4 bedrooms: 241
5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vernon Springs township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 97
2 bedrooms: 185
3 bedrooms: 122
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 10

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

no vehicle: 61
1 vehicle: 367
2 vehicles: 612
3 vehicles: 283
4 vehicles: 106
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

no vehicle: 58
1 vehicle: 224
2 vehicles: 125
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon Springs township:

German (37.7%)
Norwegian (20.4%)
Irish (11.3%)
Czech (10.6%)
English (5.5%)
United States or American (2.9%)
Italian (1.9%)

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

Russia (57%)
United Kingdom (43%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,636 (75%)
Carpooled: 356 (16%)
Bicycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 112 (5%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 57 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Vernon Springs township, Iowa

110 people in nursing homes
40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
32 people in other group homes
27 people in religious group quarters
4 people in halfway houses

96.1% of residents of Vernon Springs township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,354

In family households: 3,524 (982 male householders, 190 female householders)
1,010 spouses, 1,253 children (1,123 natural, 21 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 830 (270 male householders (200 living alone)), 422 female householders (398 living alone)), 138 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 213 (117 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 575 2-persons, 208 3-persons, 264 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 36 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 598 1-person, 67 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

907 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (65 men, 173 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 188

Here:	35.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	27.0%
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)

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