Dahlonega township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 15.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 574 (24% urban, 76% rural)
Males: 295 | (51.4%) |
Females: 279 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 530 (505 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Dahlonega township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 46.4
Median age of females: 45.7
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Average household size: 2.51
Dahlonega township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
Dahlonega township: | $40,946 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $463 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,448 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
: | $80,448 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 33.3% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wapello County Grain Incorporated Elevator (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dahlonega Cemetery (1), Kitterman Cemetery (2), Garrison Rock Cemetery (3), Mount Olivet Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dahlonega township: Jonathan Woody Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Dahlonega township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 258
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
44 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,800
Housing units in Dahlonega township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Machinery (19%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Physicians and surgeons (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Engineers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dahlonega township:
- United States or American (61.5%)
- English (9.2%)
- Swiss (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (68%)
- Carpooled: 11 (9%)
- Other means: 9 (7%)
- Worked at home: 21 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (16%)
44 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258- In family households: 204 (63 male householders, 23 female householders)
76 spouses, 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person,
100 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 15.4% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here: | 100.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |