Illyria township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 562 (all rural)
| Males: 271 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 291 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 562 (411 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Illyria township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.45
| Illyria township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Illyria township: | $43,572 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,186 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| : | $87,186 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Wadena.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Illyria township: Illyria Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Illyria-Highland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Brush Creek (A), Grannis Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Illyria township: Grannis Creek Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Illyria township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% 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: 13
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 185
- South: 21
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 112
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Illyria township with a mortgage: 37 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (17%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- U. S. Postal service (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Illyria township:
- German (25.9%)
- United States or American (23.8%)
- English (22.4%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- Norwegian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 26 (41%)
- Carpooled: 29 (46%)
- Worked at home: 8 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Other fuel (4%)
97.4% of residents of Illyria township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 232- In family households: 210 (82 male householders, 6 female householders)
76 spouses, 40 children (30 natural, 5 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
116 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 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: | 100.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |