Lincoln township, Calhoun County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,150 (all rural)
| Males: 1,003 |  (46.7%) |
| Females: 1,147 |  (53.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,106 (1,669 owner occupied, 437 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Lincoln township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 44.7
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Average household size: 2.31
| Lincoln township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Lincoln 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: 61 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Manson.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Lincoln township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Hope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lincoln township: Calhoun Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Lincoln township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 501
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 14
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
44 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- Mobile homes: 89
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,100
Housing units in Lincoln township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (27%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (29%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Therapists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln township:
- United States or American (58.9%)
- German (9.2%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Scottish (4.6%)
- Canadian (2.3%)
- Polish (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 216 (76%)
- Carpooled: 60 (21%)
- Worked at home: 10 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Wood (3%)
44 people in nursing homes
98.8% of residents of Lincoln township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 526- In family households: 480 (125 male householders, 35 female householders)
128 spouses, 165 children (141 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person,
397 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (19 men, 81 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |