Wapello township, Louisa County, Iowa (IA)

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Wapello township, IA map Land area: 48.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 2,872 (all rural)

Males: 1,404	(48.9%)
Females: 1,468	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,819 (2,162 owner occupied, 657 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Races in Wapello township:

White Non-Hispanic: 90.0%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 3.04

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Population density: 59 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Wapello.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery, Long Creek Cemetery, Potter's Timber Cemetery.

Lake: Muskrat Lake.

Creeks: Otter Creek, Paul Creek, Long Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 97 (42% naturalized citizens)

Wapello township:	3.4%
State:	3.1%

65% of Wapello township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2360
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 262
South: 101
West: 65

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Wapello township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

43 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 980
One, attached: 18
Two: 47
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 84

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Wapello township with a mortgage: 423 (61 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 245

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 35
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 208
1960 to 1969: 112
1950 to 1959: 110
1940 to 1949: 102
1939 or earlier: 527

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 103
5 rooms: 232
6 rooms: 204
7 rooms: 123
8 rooms: 94
9 or more rooms: 89

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 42
4 rooms: 48
5 rooms: 74
6 rooms: 28
7 rooms: 18
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 30
2 bedrooms: 233
3 bedrooms: 449
4 bedrooms: 140
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 58
2 bedrooms: 88
3 bedrooms: 69
4 bedrooms: 27
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 228
2 vehicles: 407
3 vehicles: 144
4 vehicles: 53
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 104
2 vehicles: 78
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Chemicals (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Food (6%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Health care (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wapello township:

German (33.0%)
United States or American (14.6%)
English (8.7%)
Irish (8.1%)
Norwegian (3.3%)
Dutch (2.2%)
Swedish (2.1%)

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

Mexico (85%)
El Salvador (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,137 (80%)
Carpooled: 168 (12%)
Walked: 36 (3%)
Worked at home: 74 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (70%)
Electricity (15%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

43 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

89.7% of residents of Wapello township speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,866

In family households: 2,546 (700 male householders, 139 female householders)
744 spouses, 829 children (776 natural, 10 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 18 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 320 (131 male householders (117 living alone)), 154 female householders (138 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 358 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 255 1-person, 30 2-persons.

552 married couples with children.
134 single-parent households (33 men, 101 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): 9

Here:	5.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	14.4%
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)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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