Franklin township, Monona County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 38.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 323 (all rural)
| Males: 166 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 157 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 323 (273 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 44.2
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Average household size: 2.39
| Franklin township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Franklin township: | $42,338 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,427 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $79,427 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Franklin township: Interchange RV Campgrounds (A), Onawa Country Club (B), Onawa North Bound Rest Area (C), Onawa South Bound Rest Area (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Guard Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Franklin 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, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 219
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 65
- South: 0
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,100
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 32 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Food (12%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (26%)
- Social assistance (21%)
- Health care (18%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- German (44.2%)
- Danish (14.0%)
- United States or American (12.8%)
- English (6.4%)
- Swedish (6.4%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- Czech (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (76%)
- Carpooled: 27 (17%)
- Worked at home: 12 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- No fuel used (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 315- In family households: 273 (82 male householders, 16 female householders)
82 spouses, 75 children (69 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 26 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person,
62 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men, 0 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |