Bellville township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 424 (all rural)
| Males: 227 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 197 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 424 (327 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Bellville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 45.1
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Average household size: 2.30
| Bellville township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Bellville township: | $44,401 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $371 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,868 (it was $44,200 in 2000)
| : | $61,868 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Palmer.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wiegert Prairie Farmstead (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Palmer Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bellville township include: Palmer Wildlife Refuge (1), Kaslow Prairie State Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Bellville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 45
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 16
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Bellville township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Health care (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bellville township:
- United States or American (100.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (56%)
- Carpooled: 10 (31%)
- Walked: 4 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 61- In family households: 55 (21 male householders, 0 female householders)
15 spouses, 14 children (14 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
86 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (9 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |