Franklin township, Linn County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 5,947 (84% urban, 16% rural)
| Males: 2,878 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 3,069 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,467 (4,493 owner occupied, 974 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 33.7
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Average household size: 2.60
| Franklin township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Franklin township: | $56,151 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,400 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
| : | $145,400 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $170,101
Here: $170,101 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $146,372
Here: $146,372 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $99,089
Here: $99,089 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,903
Here: $96,903 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,720
Here: $131,720 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,841
Here: $27,841 State: $46,008
| Population density: 168 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Mount Vernon, Lisbon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Franklin township: Saint Mary (A), Ivanhoe (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ivanhoe Cemetery (1), Craig Cemetery (2), Abbe Creek Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Franklin township: South Cedar County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 41
- South: 9
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
435 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
44 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- Mobile homes: 47
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,400
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Educational services (19%)
- Construction (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (12%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- Irish (27.6%)
- European (8.6%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- French Canadian (5.2%)
- German (4.0%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (79%)
- Carpooled: 10 (8%)
- Walked: 12 (10%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Wood (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Utility gas (7%)
435 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
44 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 286- In family households: 271 (92 male householders, 25 female householders)
92 spouses, 53 children (44 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 11 female householders (8 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 3 3-persons,
1,282 married couples with children.
287 single-parent households (66 men, 221 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |