Washington township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 463 (all rural)

Males: 234	(50.5%)
Females: 229	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 463 (355 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.6%

Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.4

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 13 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%

Cities in this township include: Brunsville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Peters Cemetery, Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (19% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:	5.8%
State:	3.1%

64% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 351
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 63
South: 12
West: 5

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 170
One, attached: 11
Two: 2

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 56 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 10
1970 to 1979: 19
1960 to 1969: 28
1950 to 1959: 18
1940 to 1949: 13
1939 or earlier: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 6
6 rooms: 36
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 30
9 or more rooms: 16

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 35
3 bedrooms: 59
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 1
3 bedrooms: 21
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 56
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Construction (7%)
Food (7%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (11%)
Health care (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Other direct selling establishments (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Warehousing and storage (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (64.8%)
Dutch (8.7%)
English (7.5%)
United States or American (3.0%)
Irish (2.2%)
Czech (1.5%)
Luxemburger (1.2%)

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

Vietnam (78%)
United Kingdom (22%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 224 (76%)
Carpooled: 41 (14%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 28 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
Electricity (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Utility gas (5%)
Other fuel (4%)

92.9% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 48% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 458

In family households: 433 (147 male householders, 15 female householders)
151 spouses, 110 children (101 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 4 2-persons.

101 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 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): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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