Sheridan township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 461 (all rural)
| Males: 248 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 213 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 461 (369 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Sheridan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 36.1
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Average household size: 2.78
| Sheridan township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
| Sheridan township: | $50,074 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $77,500 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,354
Here: $129,354 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,168
Here: $165,168 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $94,930
Here: $94,930 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,357
Here: $67,357 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,369
Here: $70,369 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $38,148
Here: $38,148 State: $46,008
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Lidderdale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Onken Feedlots (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: East Liberty Cemetery (1), Immanuel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Sheridan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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: 489
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
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: 176
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Sheridan township with a mortgage: 42 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan township:
- German (76.0%)
- United States or American (8.2%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- English (4.4%)
- Polish (1.1%)
- Belgian (0.5%)
- Czech (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (67%)
- Carpooled: 36 (14%)
- Walked: 12 (5%)
- Worked at home: 36 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 501- In family households: 451 (108 male householders, 16 female householders)
114 spouses, 201 children (195 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (32 male householders (27 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 5 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (9 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 32.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 40.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 37.8% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |