Franklin township, Marion County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 342 (all rural)
| Males: 191 |  (55.8%) |
| Females: 151 |  (44.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 342 (299 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 44.6
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Average household size: 2.63
| Franklin township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Franklin township: | $55,276 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $553 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,761 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
| : | $134,761 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Caloma (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Franklin township: Fair View Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Coloma Cemetery (1), Nephus Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Crow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 319
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 31
- South: 5
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 140
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 29 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Plastics and rubber products (15%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Air transportation (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Paper (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- German (32.4%)
- Italian (16.2%)
- United States or American (13.8%)
- Irish (11.0%)
- English (8.1%)
- Dutch (6.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (66%)
- Carpooled: 44 (23%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 13 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.4% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 378- In family households: 358 (111 male householders, 12 female householders)
111 spouses, 112 children (96 natural, 2 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 2 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (22 men, 3 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% |