Montpelier township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 21.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 851 (all rural)
| Males: 449 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 402 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 851 (761 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Montpelier township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.63
| Montpelier township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Montpelier township: | $52,697 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $555 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,002 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
| : | $127,002 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 39 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Montpelier township: Old Pine Creek Mill (A), Montpelier (B), Montpelier Township Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Montpelier township include: Open Door Baptist Church (A), House of Prayer Church (B), Independent Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dodge Cemetery (1), Nye Cemetery (2), Montpelier Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pine Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Montpelier township include: Wildcat Den State Park (1), Clarks Ferry Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Montpelier township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 96% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 299
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 55
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 111
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $81,300
Housing units in Montpelier township with a mortgage: 66 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Food (17%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montpelier township:
- United States or American (72.3%)
- Irish (11.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Italian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 171 (83%)
- Carpooled: 26 (13%)
- Worked at home: 8 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (70%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
95.7% of residents of Montpelier township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 361- In family households: 338 (126 male householders, 0 female householders)
104 spouses, 96 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
160 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (7 men, 8 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% |