Newton township, Winnebago County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 255 (all rural)
| Males: 130 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 125 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 255 (200 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Newton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 44.1
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Average household size: 2.68
| Newton township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Newton township: | $45,943 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $408 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,822 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
| : | $93,822 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Newton township include: West Prairie Lutheran Church (A), North Prairie Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Holmes Chapel Cemetery (1), North Prairie Cemetery (2), West Prairie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pike Run (A), Lime Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Newton township include: C A Block Wildlife Area (1), Winnebago River Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 5% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 134
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 75
- South: 2
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 93
Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Repair and maintenance (13%)
- Construction (8%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Health care (22%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (16%)
- Computer and electronic products (14%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Paper (4%)
- Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (25%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Financial managers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:
- Norwegian (51.5%)
- German (24.2%)
- English (10.6%)
- Danish (4.0%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 56 (44%)
- Carpooled: 20 (16%)
- Walked: 11 (9%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (29%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (87%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 216- In family households: 191 (66 male householders, 4 female householders)
68 spouses, 51 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (17 male householders (11 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
56 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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% |