Colfax township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 218 (all rural)
| Males: 118 |  (54.1%) |
| Females: 100 |  (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 218 (164 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 44.7
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Average household size: 2.63
| Colfax township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Colfax township: | $44,401 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $371 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,868 (it was $44,200 in 2000)
| : | $61,868 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Colfax Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Colfax township include: Elfsborg Church (A), Evangelical Covenant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Elfsborg Cemetery (1), Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 241
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 0
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 111
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (39%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (46.4%)
- Swedish (25.4%)
- Norwegian (5.0%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Russian (4.4%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (57%)
- Carpooled: 27 (20%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (6%)
95.7% of residents of Colfax township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 269- In family households: 251 (68 male householders, 11 female householders)
85 spouses, 83 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 2 2-persons,
57 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 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% |