Little Sioux township, Woodbury County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 510 (all rural)
| Males: 265 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 245 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 510 (429 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Little Sioux township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 45.4
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Average household size: 2.41
| Little Sioux township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Little Sioux township: | $45,594 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $546 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,300 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
| : | $103,300 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $126,260
Here: $126,260 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,239
Here: $134,239 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $86,014
Here: $86,014 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,275
Here: $75,275 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,005
Here: $162,005 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $87,976
Here: $87,976 State: $46,008
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Smithland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Little Sioux township: Inkpaduta River Access (A), Oto City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Smithland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Parnell Creek (A), Moose Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Little Sioux township include: Oak Ridge Conservation Area (1), Inkpaduta Historical Marker (2), Site of First School in Woodbury County Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Little Sioux township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 72
- South: 24
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 120
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Little Sioux township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Warehousing and storage (19%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Fuel dealers (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (34%)
- Health care (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Little Sioux township:
- United States or American (46.6%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- English (10.7%)
- German (7.8%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 106 (78%)
- Carpooled: 28 (21%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Wood (5%)
99.5% of residents of Little Sioux township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 225- In family households: 162 (51 male householders, 8 female householders)
48 spouses, 50 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (40 male householders (23 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 10 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
94 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (12 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 54.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |