Emmet township, Emmet County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 28.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 178 (all rural)
| Males: 92 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 86 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 178 (128 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Emmet township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Emmet township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Emmet 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: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lake: Eagle Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Emmet township include: Anderson Prairie State Preserve (1), Eagle Lake Wildlife Management Area (2), Estherville Meteorite Historical Marker (3), Ringham Habitat Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
89% of Emmet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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: 107
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 31
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Emmet township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Wood products (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (29%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Personal appearance workers (10%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Emmet township:
- German (61.3%)
- Norwegian (19.4%)
- United States or American (19.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 65 (89%)
- Worked at home: 8 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Utility gas (15%)
89.9% of residents of Emmet township speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 138- In family households: 125 (53 male householders, 0 female householders)
52 spouses, 14 children (14 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
31 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 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% |