Mount Vernon township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 351 (all rural)
Males: 195 | (55.6%) |
Females: 156 | (44.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 351 (275 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Mount Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Asian: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.72
Mount Vernon township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Mount Vernon township: | $43,761 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $479 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,118 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
: | $113,118 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $148,848
Here: $148,848 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $202,477
Here: $202,477 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $84,088
Here: $84,088 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,528
Here: $116,528 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,128
Here: $121,128 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $17,524
Here: $17,524 State: $46,008
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 19.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Burchinal.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Burchinal (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Mount Vernon township: County Mission Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Mount Vernon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Zerbel Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Mount Vernon township include: Walch Wildlife Area (1), Zirbel Slough (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Mount Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 464
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 21
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 136
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 34
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Mount Vernon township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Construction (16%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mount Vernon township:
- Irish (8.9%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- African (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 151 (90%)
- Carpooled: 17 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 491- In family households: 470 (100 male householders, 32 female householders)
109 spouses, 201 children (154 natural, 18 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (8 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 3-persons,
69 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
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% |