Viola township, Sac County, Iowa (IA)

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Viola township, IA map Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 576 (all rural)

Males: 298	(51.7%)
Females: 278	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 576 (482 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Viola township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 33.6
Median age of females: 36.0

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 3.11

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Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Emmanuel Cemetery.

Parks in Viola township include: Black Hawk Marsh State Game Management Area, Black Hawk State Park.

Post office: Carnarvon Post Office.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (43% naturalized citizens)

Viola township:	1.2%
State:	3.1%

73% of Viola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 477
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 53
South: 3
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Viola township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 279
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Viola township with a mortgage: 74 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 15
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 56
1940 to 1949: 39
1939 or earlier: 123

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 26
5 rooms: 24
6 rooms: 33
7 rooms: 38
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 37

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 45
3 bedrooms: 79
4 bedrooms: 49
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Viola township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 7
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 41
2 vehicles: 77
3 vehicles: 30
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 12
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Viola township:

German (72.4%)
United States or American (6.2%)
Irish (5.4%)
English (3.7%)
Italian (3.4%)
Dutch (1.5%)
Scottish (1.2%)

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

Canada (57%)
Germany (43%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 229 (75%)
Carpooled: 45 (15%)
Walked: 16 (5%)
Worked at home: 15 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
Utility gas (12%)
Electricity (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
No fuel used (2%)

96.9% of residents of Viola township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 549

In family households: 455 (113 male householders, 30 female householders)
121 spouses, 177 children (164 natural, 11 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 94 (50 male householders (42 living alone)), 33 female householders (30 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 11 2-persons.

125 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (6 men, 27 women).

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

Here:	1.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	10.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	20.8%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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