Henry township, Van Buren County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 160 (all rural)
| Males: 90 |  (56.3%) |
| Females: 70 |  (43.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 160 (124 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Henry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.54
| Henry township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Henry 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: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bradford Cemetery (1), Robb Cemetery (2), Dodson Cemetery (3), Lippincott Cemetery (4), Vernon Cemetery (5), Anson Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Bear Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Henry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 174
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 18
- South: 117
- West: 23
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Henry township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Machinery (30%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Henry township:
- United States or American (31.4%)
- German (12.9%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- French (except Basque) (7.7%)
- English (7.2%)
- Scottish (5.2%)
- Polish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 108 (91%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (6%)
96.0% of residents of Henry township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 315 (103 male householders, 12 female householders)
94 spouses, 85 children (68 natural, 3 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 21 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
29 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (4 men, 6 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): 6
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |