Jefferson township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 40.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 351 (all rural)
| Males: 176 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 175 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 351 (284 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.54
| Jefferson township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Jefferson township: | $48,056 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $467 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,011 (it was $69,100 in 2000)
| : | $103,011 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cedar Creek Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jefferson township include: Bethel Church (A), Union Liberty Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cohen Cemetery (1), Pringle Cemetery (2), Weldon Cemetery (3), Coal Creek Cemetery (4), Sand Ridge Cemetery (5), Boles Cemetery (6), Smith Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Turkey Run (B), North Coal Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jefferson township: Cedar Bluffs Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 338
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 27
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 133
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Food (9%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Electricians (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (22.3%)
- English (19.2%)
- Dutch (16.2%)
- Swedish (13.5%)
- United States or American (7.9%)
- Italian (5.2%)
- Irish (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (66%)
- Carpooled: 28 (15%)
- Worked at home: 36 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Wood (12%)
95.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 387- In family households: 320 (94 male householders, 18 female householders)
99 spouses, 95 children (95 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (31 male householders (16 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 15 2-persons,
64 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (8 men, 9 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% |