Walnut township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 970 (all rural)

Males: 473	(48.8%)
Females: 497	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 933 (733 owner occupied, 200 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Walnut township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 43.6

Average houshold size: 2.35
Average family size: 2.91

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Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	20.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Seymour.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bollman Cemetery, Sharp Cemetery, Tharp Cemetery, Hickerson Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (36% naturalized citizens)

Walnut township:	2.3%
State:	3.1%

56% of Walnut 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, 71% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 766
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 155
South: 24
West: 7

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: 3.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

37 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 399
One, attached: 8
Two: 12
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 30
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 99 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 157

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 46
1950 to 1959: 31
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 244

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 1
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 28
5 rooms: 85
6 rooms: 71
7 rooms: 57
8 rooms: 30
9 or more rooms: 35

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 34
5 rooms: 16
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 89
3 bedrooms: 149
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 46
3 bedrooms: 22
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 83
2 vehicles: 123
3 vehicles: 58
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 36
2 vehicles: 28
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Paper (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Paper (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:

German (19.5%)
English (19.2%)
United States or American (14.0%)
Irish (13.4%)
French (except Basque) (3.9%)
Italian (3.5%)
Dutch (2.7%)

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

Mexico (41%)
India (36%)
Philippines (23%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 336 (78%)
Carpooled: 62 (14%)
Walked: 9 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 21 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (1%)

37 people in nursing homes

95.9% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 947

In family households: 795 (216 male householders, 55 female householders)
233 spouses, 246 children (207 natural, 25 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 152 (70 male householders (52 living alone)), 66 female householders (66 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 18 2-persons.

172 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (10 men, 35 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): 4

Here:	7.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	15.4%
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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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Walnut township:

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