Independence township, Hamilton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 495 (all rural)
| Males: 258 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 237 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (419 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Independence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.7
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Average household size: 2.51
| Independence township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Independence township: | $43,914 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $454 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,312 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,312 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $109,774
Here: $109,774 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $130,047
Here: $130,047 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $104,293
Here: $104,293 State: $120,896
Mobile homes: $79,316
Here: $79,316 State: $46,008
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Kamrar.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Briggs Woods Golf Course Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Independence township include: Briggs Woods County Park (1), Bauer Slough (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Independence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 469
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 3
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 204
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Independence township with a mortgage: 80 (12 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Independence township:
- German (39.9%)
- Norwegian (13.1%)
- Danish (9.9%)
- United States or American (9.6%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- English (6.1%)
- European (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 204 (72%)
- Carpooled: 56 (20%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.4% of residents of Independence township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530- In family households: 490 (133 male householders, 29 female householders)
142 spouses, 181 children (173 natural, 6 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person,
92 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (4 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 8.1% |
| 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% |