Elgin township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 495 (all rural)
| Males: 262 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 233 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (412 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Elgin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.91
| Elgin township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.39
| Elgin township: | $55,976 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,515 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $132,515 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Struble.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Seney (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Elgin township: Seney United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Resthaven Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph Cemetery (2), Seney City Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Elgin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% 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: 54
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 7
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Elgin township with a mortgage: 2 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Food (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (34%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elgin township:
- United States or American (62.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 21 (58%)
- Carpooled: 5 (14%)
- Worked at home: 10 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (10%)
97.0% of residents of Elgin township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 68- In family households: 64 (26 male householders, 0 female householders)
23 spouses, 6 children (6 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
152 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (11 men, 4 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |