Marshall township, Louisa County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 26.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 226 (all rural)
| Males: 119 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 107 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 226 (169 owner occupied, 57 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Marshall township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.90
| Marshall township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Marshall township: | $50,960 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $440 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,395 (it was $66,400 in 2000)
| : | $97,395 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Otter Creek Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Marshall township: Oakland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cairo Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Slaughter Cemetery (3), Griswold Cemetery (4), Marshall Cemetery (5), Virginia Grove Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Marshall township: Virginia Grove Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
47% of Marshall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 314
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 87
- South: 89
- West: 68
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 185
- Mobile homes: 80
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Marshall township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Paper (12%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Retail florists (10%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall township:
- United States or American (31.4%)
- European (11.4%)
- Welsh (9.7%)
- Irish (8.7%)
- English (8.0%)
- Italian (5.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (80%)
- Carpooled: 41 (15%)
- Other means: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 571- In family households: 494 (155 male householders, 10 female householders)
171 spouses, 148 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 37 female householders (23 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 32 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 19 2-persons,
63 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 27.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |