Ellis township, Hardin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 257 (all rural)
| Males: 137 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 120 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 257 (164 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ellis township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.47
| Ellis township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Ellis township: | $49,709 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,780 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $91,780 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ellis township: Ellis (A), Cottage (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ellis township include: Cottage Community Church (A), Ellis Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cottage Cemetery (1), Lincoln Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Gehrkes Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Ellis township include: Robinson Wildlife Area (1), Izaak Walton County Park (2), Gehrke Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Ellis 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, 47% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 240
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 35
- South: 8
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,300
Housing units in Ellis township with a mortgage: 16 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Truck transportation (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellis township:
- United States or American (47.8%)
- Irish (19.1%)
- English (10.1%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- German (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
- Swedish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (77%)
- Carpooled: 14 (11%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Wood (42%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.3% of residents of Ellis township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 300- In family households: 281 (87 male householders, 4 female householders)
75 spouses, 95 children (82 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (4 male householders (3 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 1 2-persons,
49 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 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: 2
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |