Gower township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 528 (all rural)
Males: 270 | (51.1%) |
Females: 258 | (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 528 (447 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Gower township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.71
Gower township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
Gower township: | $58,520 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $504 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,578 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
: | $135,578 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Zoar (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Gower township: Saint Joseph Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Honey Grove Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Howard Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Nicholson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Gower township: Cedar Valley Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
45% of Gower township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 411
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 33
- South: 5
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 173
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,800
Housing units in Gower township with a mortgage: 56 (6 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gower township:
- German (34.3%)
- United States or American (16.5%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- Czech (5.9%)
- Austrian (4.0%)
- English (3.7%)
- Italian (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 259 (86%)
- Carpooled: 31 (10%)
- Worked at home: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
97.7% of residents of Gower township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 459- In family households: 431 (125 male householders, 12 female householders)
137 spouses, 157 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 22 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person,
141 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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% |