Washington township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 663 (3% urban, 97% rural)

Males: 354	(53.4%)
Females: 309	(46.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 618 (488 owner occupied, 130 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 42.9

Average houshold size: 2.50
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Truesdale.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (88% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:	2.4%
State:	3.1%

56% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 559
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 53
South: 22
West: 52

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
45 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 202
One, attached: 10
3 or 4: 45
5 to 9: 9
Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 88 (6 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 24
1970 to 1979: 55
1960 to 1969: 45
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 87

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 56
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 31

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 1
6 rooms: 16
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 49
3 bedrooms: 99
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 33
2 vehicles: 119
3 vehicles: 29
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 18
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 1
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Construction (7%)
Food (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Personal and laundry services (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Food processing workers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (42.9%)
Norwegian (10.2%)
Irish (8.6%)
United States or American (6.0%)
French (except Basque) (5.1%)
English (4.9%)
Scotch-Irish (3.5%)

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

Mexico (44%)
Canada (38%)
Brazil (13%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 259 (76%)
Carpooled: 39 (11%)
Walked: 15 (4%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
Utility gas (23%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (3%)

45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
45 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

95.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 653

In family households: 559 (158 male householders, 11 female householders)
171 spouses, 203 children (182 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 94 (23 male householders (18 living alone)), 35 female householders (29 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 51 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 5 2-persons, 6 5-persons.

121 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (5 men, 15 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	26.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	52.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	48.4%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington township:

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