Mott township, Franklin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 513 (all rural)
| Males: 268 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 245 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 513 (380 owner occupied, 133 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Mott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Median age of males: 46.0
Median age of females: 46.9
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Average household size: 2.35
| Mott township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.76
| Mott township: | $48,715 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,330 (it was $58,900 in 2000)
| : | $89,330 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mott township: Franklin County Fairgrounds (A), Hampton Country Club (B), Franklin County Historical Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Trinity Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Beeds Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Buffalo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Mott township include: Robinson County Park (1), Beeds Lake State Park (2), W-K-W County Park (3), Harriman Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Mott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 482
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 42
- South: 10
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 208
- One, attached: 7
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $225,000
Housing units in Mott township with a mortgage: 58 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Utilities (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Top executives (15%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mott township:
- German (38.0%)
- English (19.0%)
- Norwegian (13.9%)
- Danish (7.1%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 235 (89%)
- Carpooled: 8 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 559- In family households: 494 (134 male householders, 24 female householders)
127 spouses, 175 children (162 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (34 male householders (29 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 5 2-persons,
90 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 43.2% |
| 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: 24
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |