Coffins Grove township, Delaware County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 615 (all rural)
| Males: 310 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 305 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (517 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Coffins Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.86
| Coffins Grove township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Coffins Grove township: | $54,479 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,921 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
| : | $127,921 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Masonville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Mary Cemetery (1), Coffins Grove Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Prairie Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Coffins Grove township: Coffins Grove County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
48% of Coffins Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 392
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 37
- South: 88
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 250
- Mobile homes: 101
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,000
Housing units in Coffins Grove township with a mortgage: 61 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Coffins Grove township:
- United States or American (56.1%)
- German (11.7%)
- French (except Basque) (9.0%)
- Dutch (7.2%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Ukrainian (4.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (79%)
- Carpooled: 27 (15%)
- Worked at home: 10 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Wood (28%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 557- In family households: 477 (142 male householders, 24 female householders)
126 spouses, 163 children (153 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (38 male householders (31 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 91 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 7 3-persons,
159 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (7 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 12.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |