Canton township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 847 (all rural)
| Males: 456 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 391 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 847 (757 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Canton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.71
| Canton township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Canton township: | $56,430 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,251 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $134,251 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Shellsburg.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Canton township: Parkers Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Parkers Grove Cemetery (2), Shellsburg Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wildcat Creek (A), Opossum Creek (B), Little Bear Creek (C), Goose Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Canton township: Warren H Pangborn Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Canton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% 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: 225
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 57
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 83
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,300
Housing units in Canton township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Machinery (20%)
- Construction (14%)
- Food (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Health care (22%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (16%)
- Engineers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
- Other financial specialists (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Canton township:
- United States or American (51.7%)
- English (14.1%)
- European (12.8%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (97%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 294- In family households: 294 (80 male householders, 16 female householders)
79 spouses, 105 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
181 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (21 men, 20 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% |