Ellsworth township, Emmet County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 29.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 193 (all rural)
| Males: 103 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 90 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 193 (164 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ellsworth township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.88
| Ellsworth township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Ellsworth township: | $48,963 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,919 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
| : | $83,919 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Ellsworth township: Palestine Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ellsworth Cemetery (1), Prosser Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ellsworth township: Grass Lake State Game Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Ellsworth township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 166
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 44
- South: 0
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Ellsworth township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Paper (11%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellsworth township:
- Norwegian (41.6%)
- German (23.6%)
- United States or American (22.4%)
- Danish (9.9%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
- Irish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 67 (65%)
- Carpooled: 9 (9%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 25 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 223- In family households: 220 (61 male householders, 9 female householders)
57 spouses, 81 children (77 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
49 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): 2
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |