Harrisburg township, Van Buren County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 225 (all rural)
| Males: 109 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 116 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 225 (169 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Harrisburg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.85
| Harrisburg township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Harrisburg township: | $43,503 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $314 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,158 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $71,158 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrisburg Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Harrisburg township: Harrisburg Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Vale Cemetery (1), Dibble Cemetery (2), Holsworth Cemetery (3), Blackmore Cemetery (4), Dunn Cemetery (5), Farnum Cemetery (6), Wallingford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Baker Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Harrisburg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 158
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 39
- South: 13
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Harrisburg township with a mortgage: 16 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Truck transportation (19%)
- Chemicals (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrisburg township:
- German (20.1%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- United States or American (15.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (11.0%)
- Scottish (10.4%)
- Swedish (6.1%)
- English (4.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 75 (74%)
- Carpooled: 8 (8%)
- Other means: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 14 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 222- In family households: 209 (66 male householders, 2 female householders)
60 spouses, 64 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 3 female householders (0 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 3 2-persons,
54 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 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: 4
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |