Huron township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 45.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)
| Males: 193 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 192 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 385 (292 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Huron township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 36.7
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Average household size: 2.71
| Huron township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Huron township: | $42,377 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $472 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,864 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
| : | $95,864 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,625
Here: $125,625 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here: $184,375 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $87,523
Here: $87,523 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,754
Here: $131,754 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $52,418
Here: $52,418 State: $46,008
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hawkeye Dolbee Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Huron township include: Apostolic Church (A), Old Swedish Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Swedish Cemetery (1), Hukill Farm Cemetery (2), Apostolic Christian Cemetery (3), Huron Island Cemetery (4), Dolbee Cemetery (5), Hawkeye Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Gates Lake (A), Heaton Lake (B), Ray Lake (C), Twin Ponds (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barlow Lake Drain (A), Butler Drain (B), Dolbee Creek (C), Hawkeye Creek (D), Cody Chute (E), Gun Chute (F), Tyler Lake Drain (G), Buffalo Slough (H), Huron Chute (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Huron township include: Allen Green Refuge (1), Malchow Mounds Preserve (2), Luckenbill Woods (3), Fourth Pumping Station County Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Huron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 840
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 17
- South: 72
- West: 34
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 378
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 163
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,800
Housing units in Huron township with a mortgage: 98 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Nonmetallic mineral products (26%)
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Food (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Construction (9%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Huron township:
- United States or American (26.0%)
- German (9.6%)
- English (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Irish (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
- French Canadian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 348 (69%)
- Carpooled: 113 (22%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 25 (5%)
- Worked at home: 17 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (7%)
- Other fuel (6%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- No fuel used (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 968- In family households: 864 (254 male householders, 41 female householders)
253 spouses, 224 children (207 natural, 5 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 27 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 104 (34 male householders (27 living alone)), 53 female householders (41 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 19 2-persons,
95 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (0 men, 10 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): 4
| Here: | 9.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |