Washington township, Cass County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 310 (all rural)

Males: 156	(50.3%)
Females: 154	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 269 (194 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Black: 0.6%

Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.0

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Camp Creek.

83% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 248
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 47
South: 7
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 100

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 7
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 52

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 24
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 20

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 34
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 15
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 5
2 vehicles: 31
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (36%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Food (11%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Legal support workers (9%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Personal appearance workers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (54.7%)
United States or American (17.6%)
English (13.5%)
Danish (5.7%)
Dutch (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Irish (2.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 139 (86%)
Carpooled: 6 (4%)
Worked at home: 17 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
Electricity (13%)
Utility gas (12%)

41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

91.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 311

In family households: 301 (70 male householders, 17 female householders)
79 spouses, 129 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person.

64 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 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:	20.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

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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