Walnut township, Appanoose County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 27.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,043 (all rural)

Males: 513	(49.2%)
Females: 530	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,043 (874 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Walnut township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 38.6

Average houshold size: 2.43
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 38 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Mystic, Rathbun.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Elgin Cemetery, Bohm Cemetery, Shaeffer Cemetery, Forbush Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Creek, Buck Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Walnut township:	0.4%
State:	3.1%

54% of Walnut township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 850
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 144
South: 26
West: 35

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Walnut township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 419
Two: 3
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 3
Mobile homes: 61

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900

Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 102 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 132

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 32
1990 to 1994: 36
1980 to 1989: 34
1970 to 1979: 95
1960 to 1969: 24
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 196

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 1
4 rooms: 54
5 rooms: 123
6 rooms: 100
7 rooms: 23
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 20

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 26
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 1

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 121
3 bedrooms: 172
4 bedrooms: 33
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 21
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 1

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

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 91
2 vehicles: 148
3 vehicles: 61
4 vehicles: 28
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 24
2 vehicles: 34
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Plastics and rubber products (13%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Utilities (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:

German (16.7%)
English (16.1%)
United States or American (11.6%)
Irish (8.3%)
Italian (7.1%)
Croatian (5.1%)
Polish (4.7%)

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

Mexico (50%)
Canada (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 381 (80%)
Carpooled: 52 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
Walked: 8 (2%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 23 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (4%)
Utility gas (3%)

96.9% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,071

In family households: 914 (249 male householders, 39 female householders)
264 spouses, 320 children (276 natural, 13 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 157 (69 male householders (52 living alone)), 59 female householders (53 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 105 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

182 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (27 men, 22 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	3.3%
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)

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

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