Lake Creek township, Calhoun County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 140 (all rural)
| Males: 79 |  (56.4%) |
| Females: 61 |  (43.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 140 (116 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Lake Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Asian: 0.7%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.59
| Lake Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Lake Creek township: | $44,815 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,710 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| : | $73,710 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sherwood (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lake Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Lake Creek township: Highway Number Four Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Lake Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 179
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 20
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
Housing units in Lake Creek township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Therapists (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake Creek township:
- German (31.6%)
- Irish (22.4%)
- Norwegian (18.4%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- Swedish (8.0%)
- English (3.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (87%)
- Carpooled: 7 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (8%)
86.1% of residents of Lake Creek township speak English at home.
13.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 199- In family households: 183 (45 male householders, 5 female householders)
47 spouses, 60 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
33 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |