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Walnut township, Madison County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 471 (all rural)

Males: 242  (51.4%)
Females: 229  (48.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 471 (398 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  15%
State:  28%


Races in Walnut township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 1.3%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 36.4

Average houshold size: 2.85
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  12.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  4.4%
Whole state:  3.8%

Cities in this township include: East Peru.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Walnut township: Peru United Methodist Church.

Cemetery: Ebenezer Cemetery.

Creeks: South Fork Clanton Creek, Deer Creek, Bird Creek.

67% of Walnut township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 431
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 19
  • South: 8
  • West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,200

Walnut township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 172
  • Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,000


Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 3
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 8
  • 1960 to 1969: 5
  • 1950 to 1959: 7
  • 1940 to 1949: 14
  • 1939 or earlier: 119


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Walnut township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 1
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 50
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 24
  • 8 rooms: 21
  • 9 or more rooms: 16


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Walnut township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 38
  • 3 bedrooms: 57
  • 4 bedrooms: 36
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 22
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 17
  • 2 vehicles: 60
  • 3 vehicles: 60
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2


Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 3
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
  • Construction (26%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (23%)
  • Private households (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (35%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Accountants and auditors (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:
  • German (21.6%)
  • United States or American (18.8%)
  • English (15.3%)
  • Dutch (11.4%)
  • Irish (9.8%)
  • Norwegian (4.7%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.7%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 161 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 44 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
  • Walked: 4 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 42 (16%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

96.4% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 477
  • In family households: 454 (133 male householders, 13 female householders)
    133 spouses, 148 children (146 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 5 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 23 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 2 2-persons.

107 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (3 men, 10 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
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: 5
Here:  20.8%
Iowa:  25.4%



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