Washington township, Fremont County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 50.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 366 (all rural)

Males: 187	(51.1%)
Females: 179	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 366 (281 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Asian: 0.8%

Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 41.3

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 2.84

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Payne Junction.

Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery, Slusher Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Buckham Cemetery, Means Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Frost Cemetery.

Park in Washington township: Golden Acres Park.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:	1.1%
State:	3.1%

65% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 172
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 156
South: 15
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,000

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 136
One, attached: 2
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 2

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 17
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 22
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 41

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 4
5 rooms: 18
6 rooms: 25
7 rooms: 21
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 23

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 52
4 bedrooms: 20
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 27
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 13
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Food (21%)
Educational services (7%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Construction (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (39.7%)
English (21.8%)
Irish (7.5%)
United States or American (5.2%)
Norwegian (4.8%)
Turkish (2.8%)
Scotch-Irish (2.4%)

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

Turkey (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 139 (85%)
Carpooled: 13 (8%)
Worked at home: 12 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
Utility gas (27%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

95.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 358

In family households: 332 (108 male householders, 6 female householders)
100 spouses, 109 children (100 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 26 (6 male householders (4 living alone)), 14 female householders (11 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

71 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (8 men, 9 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): 1

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	12.5%
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)

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