Dale township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 286 (all rural)
| Males: 152 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 134 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 286 (218 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Dale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 3.14
| Dale township: | 3.1 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.38
| Dale township: | $52,540 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dale township: L and E Farms (A), De Groot Farms (B), Luitjens Farms (C), Dale Townhall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Dale township: First Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (1), Quaker Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Rat Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Dale township: Little Rock River Wildlife Area - Central Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Dale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 235
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 55
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
Housing units in Dale township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (42%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dale township:
- German (69.7%)
- Dutch (24.1%)
- United States or American (3.3%)
- English (1.7%)
- Swedish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 82 (64%)
- Carpooled: 17 (13%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (6%)
98.5% of residents of Dale township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 290- In family households: 287 (72 male householders, 8 female householders)
71 spouses, 126 children (126 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
85 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (5 men, 5 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% |