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Washington township, Lee County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,503 (43% urban, 57% rural)

Males: 1,665  (66.5%)
Females: 838  (33.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,682 (1,561 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  7%
State:  28%


Races in Washington township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 84.3%
  • Black: 11.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
  • Asian: 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 2.5%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 43.8

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 70 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  2.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  0.4%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Cherry Hill Cemetery, Slack Cemetery, John Box Grounds Cemetery, Lost Creek Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, Box Groves Cemetery, Mothershed Cemetery.

Creeks: Red Keel Creek, Lost Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (64% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:  0.4%
State:  3.1%

59% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 1627
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 556
  • South: 139
  • West: 124

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $265,000

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

821 people in state prisons

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 618
  • One, attached: 8
  • 3 or 4: 7
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • Mobile homes: 25
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000


Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 218 (29 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 199



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 16
  • 1995 to 1998: 22
  • 1990 to 1994: 48
  • 1980 to 1989: 81
  • 1970 to 1979: 145
  • 1960 to 1969: 108
  • 1950 to 1959: 72
  • 1940 to 1949: 77
  • 1939 or earlier: 103


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 45
  • 5 rooms: 120
  • 6 rooms: 121
  • 7 rooms: 105
  • 8 rooms: 98
  • 9 or more rooms: 87


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 29
  • 6 rooms: 3
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 87
  • 3 bedrooms: 319
  • 4 bedrooms: 121
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 43


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 20
  • 3 bedrooms: 25
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 13
  • 1 vehicle: 98
  • 2 vehicles: 327
  • 3 vehicles: 108
  • 4 vehicles: 36
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 13
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Rail transportation (7%)
  • Paper (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
  • German (42.4%)
  • United States or American (12.3%)
  • English (8.5%)
  • Irish (5.7%)
  • Danish (3.1%)
  • Italian (2.2%)
  • Swedish (2.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Syria (64%)
  • Australia (36%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 660 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 48 (6%)
  • Walked: 4 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 46 (6%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

821 people in state prisons

94.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,649
  • In family households: 1,460 (402 male householders, 65 female householders)
    445 spouses, 484 children (439 natural, 11 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 189 (68 male householders (60 living alone)), 87 female householders (67 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 843 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 251 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 127 1-person, 23 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

342 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (14 men, 23 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:  22.5%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
Here:  15.2%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Iowa:  25.4%



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School Enrollment by Level of School


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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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