Hardin township, Hardin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 53.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 6,299 (78% urban, 22% rural)
| Males: 3,020 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 3,279 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,954 (4,472 owner occupied, 1,482 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Hardin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 43.7
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Average household size: 2.25
| Hardin township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Hardin township: | $49,709 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,780 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $91,780 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 118 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Iowa Falls.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hardin township: Eagle City Access Area (A), Cross Ford Access Area (B), Macy (C), Meadow Hills Golf Course (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Hardin township: Iowa Falls Evangelical Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Jones Park Cemetery (1), Jackson Heights Cemetery (2), North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery (3), Friends Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: School Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Hardin township include: Welden's Woods (1), Hansen Swamp Area (2), Hansen Swamp Public Hunting Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
53% of Hardin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% 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: 306
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 21
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Hardin township, Iowa:
- 189 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 92 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 64 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,400
Housing units in Hardin township with a mortgage: 47 (13 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hardin township:
- United States or American (67.2%)
- German (12.9%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (83%)
- Carpooled: 27 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Wood (37%)
- Electricity (14%)
People in group quarters in Hardin township, Iowa:
- 189 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 92 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 64 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 379- In family households: 363 (87 male householders, 8 female householders)
90 spouses, 113 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 21 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 21 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
986 married couples with children.
301 single-parent households (86 men, 215 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% |