Center township, Allamakee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 333 (all rural)
| Males: 173 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 160 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 328 (267 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.73
| Center township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Center township: | $49,195 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,793 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
| : | $116,793 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 27.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 27.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Center township include: West Paint Creek Church (A), Center Church (B), Old East Paint Creek Church (C), Old West Paint Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Roese Plot (1), Lutheran Cemetery (2), Center Baptist Cemetery (3), Old West Paint Creek Cemetery (4), West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery (5), Reynolds Plot (6), Elon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Creek (A), Erickson Spring Branch (B), Trout Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% 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: 134
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 50
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- United States or American (86.7%)
- German (6.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 52 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Wood (12%)
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
96.2% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 159- In family households: 132 (18 male householders, 22 female householders)
29 spouses, 48 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 11 female householders (0 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 11 2-persons,
78 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 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% |