Washington township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 414 (all rural)

Males: 205	(49.5%)
Females: 209	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 414 (352 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 47.3

Average houshold size: 2.25
Average family size: 2.73

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Diagonal.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bohemian Cemetery, Diagonal Cemetery, Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.

Creek: Wolf Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (43% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:	1.7%
State:	3.1%

76% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 344
Northeast: 1
Midwest: 44
South: 7
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 189
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 5
Mobile homes: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 25 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 14
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 6
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 137

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 1
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 36
6 rooms: 34
7 rooms: 42
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 15

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 11
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 1
2 bedrooms: 58
3 bedrooms: 53
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 15
3 bedrooms: 9
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 42
2 vehicles: 53
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 15
2 vehicles: 5
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Food (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (29.7%)
Irish (17.1%)
United States or American (14.4%)
English (13.7%)
Czech (8.7%)
Welsh (4.9%)
Danish (3.0%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 153 (75%)
Carpooled: 28 (14%)
Walked: 12 (6%)
Worked at home: 12 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Utility gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

94.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 417

In family households: 359 (116 male householders, 12 female householders)
112 spouses, 105 children (91 natural, 1 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 58 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 41 female householders (37 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 4 2-persons.

63 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (6 men, 10 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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington township:

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