Colfax township, Page County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 31.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 233 (all rural)
| Males: 116 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 117 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 233 (173 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.31
| Colfax township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Colfax township: | $43,330 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,325 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| : | $79,325 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Blanchard.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Blanchard Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 10% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 137
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 73
- South: 4
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bus drivers (7%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (38.4%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- English (8.7%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.4%)
- Scottish (5.2%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (73%)
- Carpooled: 16 (14%)
- Worked at home: 14 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 223- In family households: 199 (69 male householders, 8 female householders)
66 spouses, 46 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (7 male householders (2 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 5 2-persons,
37 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (9 men, 2 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% |