Adams township, Keokuk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 519 (all rural)
| Males: 243 |  (46.8%) |
| Females: 276 |  (53.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 519 (450 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Adams township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.69
| Adams township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Adams township: | $42,481 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $377 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,283 (it was $55,200 in 2000)
| : | $77,283 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Keswick.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Porter Cemetery (2), Sorden Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 493
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 198
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 54 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Social assistance (17%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Child care workers (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:
- German (35.6%)
- Scottish (12.1%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- French (except Basque) (8.0%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- European (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 168 (73%)
- Carpooled: 27 (12%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 28 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.3% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 509- In family households: 459 (125 male householders, 21 female householders)
127 spouses, 173 children (167 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (16 male householders (11 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 5 2-persons,
120 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 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% |