Walnut township, Adair County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 223 (all rural)

Males: 110	(49.3%)
Females: 113	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 223 (158 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	28%

Races in Walnut township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Some other race: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 37.5

Average houshold size: 2.75
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.9%
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: Canby Cemetery, Abandoned Timber Cemetery, Saint Josephs Cemetery.

65% of Walnut township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 193
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 4
South: 4
West: 11

Walnut township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 83
5 to 9: 5

Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 7
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 5
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 46

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 16
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 7

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 4
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 29
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 10
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
Construction (23%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (37%)
Educational services (16%)
Food and beverage stores (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (11%)
Health care (11%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (39%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Carpenters (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (32%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
Postsecondary teachers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Printing workers (11%)
Cashiers (8%)
Top executives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:

German (35.5%)
Italian (19.6%)
United States or American (15.2%)
English (8.7%)
Irish (6.5%)
Danish (4.3%)
Czech (3.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 70 (61%)
Carpooled: 34 (30%)
Other means: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 8 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
Utility gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)

99.0% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 216

In family households: 184 (62 male householders, 2 female householders)
54 spouses, 66 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 32 (17 male householders (12 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 5 3-persons.

50 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (0 men, 6 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	37.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	13.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

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 Walnut township:

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