Maple township, Ida County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 973 (all rural)
| Males: 472 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 501 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 929 (742 owner occupied, 187 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Maple township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 44.3
Median age of females: 47.6
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Average household size: 2.33
| Maple township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Maple township: | $43,773 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $306 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,998 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
| : | $77,998 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Battle Creek.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Aldrich Creek (A), Battle Creek (B), Lund Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Maple township: Hieber Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Maple township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 899
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 74
- South: 19
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
44 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 402
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 27
- 5 to 9: 5
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Maple township with a mortgage: 111 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 169
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Maple township:
- German (61.8%)
- United States or American (6.2%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- English (5.4%)
- Danish (5.3%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 382 (82%)
- Carpooled: 41 (9%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 22 (5%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (11%)
44 people in nursing homes
95.7% of residents of Maple township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 977- In family households: 808 (249 male householders, 20 female householders)
237 spouses, 282 children (246 natural, 8 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 169 (48 male householders (40 living alone)), 98 female householders (85 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 138 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 25 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 125 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
179 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (12 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 2.3% |
| 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% |