Canoe township, Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 529 (all rural)
| Males: 286 |  (54.1%) |
| Females: 243 |  (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 529 (421 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Canoe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.67
| Canoe township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Canoe township: | $50,892 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $471 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,669 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
| : | $154,669 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 55.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 36.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Canoe township: Luther College Observatory (A), Country View Public Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Canoe township include: Hauge Church (A), Kingdom Hall Church (B), Canoe Church (C), Springwater Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Russell Cemetery (1), Saint John Cemetery (2), Canoe Cemetery (3), Seegmiller Cemetery (4), Hauge Cemetery (5), Seegmiller Cemetery (6), Springwater Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: North Canoe Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Canoe township: Malanaphy Springs State Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
94% of Canoe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% 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: 62
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 3
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
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: 22
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,300
Housing units in Canoe township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
- Carpenters (3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Canoe township:
- English (46.4%)
- Dutch (28.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (14.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (89%)
- Walked: 1 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65- In family households: 44 (14 male householders, 2 female householders)
23 spouses, 5 children (5 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (12 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (14 men, 5 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% |