Middle Fork township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 28.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 157 (all rural)
| Males: 82 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 75 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 157 (116 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Middle Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 29.5
Median age of females: 28.5
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Average household size: 3.08
| Middle Fork township: | 3.1 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.97
| Middle Fork township: | $44,883 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $308 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,142 (it was $50,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,142 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Clipper (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Middle Fork township include: Middle Fork Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Hickory Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Middle Fork Cemetery (1), Hickory Grove Cemetery (2), Clark-Allen Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mitchells Run (A), Fiddlers Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
31% of Middle Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 65
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 57
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 39
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $162,500
Housing units in Middle Fork township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (30%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Middle Fork township:
- French (except Basque) (29.1%)
- Norwegian (25.3%)
- English (19.0%)
- German (19.0%)
- United States or American (7.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (71%)
- Walked: 10 (13%)
- Worked at home: 12 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
89.4% of residents of Middle Fork township speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 122- In family households: 101 (30 male householders, 0 female householders)
28 spouses, 43 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
61 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 23.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 36.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |