Athens township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 542 (all rural)
| Males: 257 |  (47.4%) |
| Females: 285 |  (52.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 542 (388 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Athens township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 35.9
Discuss Iowa on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.51
| Athens township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Athens township: | $44,883 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $308 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,142 (it was $50,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,142 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Kellerton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Lewis Cemetery (1), Merritt Cemetery (2), Maple Row Cemetery (3), Tedrow Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: South Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Athens township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 87
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 63
- South: 30
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
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: 110
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Athens township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (44%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Athens township:
- United States or American (49.0%)
- Polish (12.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (12.1%)
- English (11.5%)
- German (3.8%)
- Danish (3.2%)
- Irish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49 (75%)
- Carpooled: 16 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Wood (37%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 218- In family households: 201 (55 male householders, 21 female householders)
65 spouses, 49 children (24 natural, 10 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (5 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 5 2-persons,
106 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (10 men, 30 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% |