Norway township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 191 (all rural)
| Males: 100 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 91 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 191 (132 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Norway township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.94
| Norway township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Norway township: | $45,542 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,200 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $73,200 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 21.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bruce (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Norway township include: Wright Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery (1), Norway Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: West Otter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
46% of Norway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 221
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 56
- South: 66
- West: 146
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $195,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Norway township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Health care (10%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Food (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Carpenters (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Norway township:
- United States or American (37.1%)
- German (7.8%)
- Dutch (6.6%)
- English (4.5%)
- British (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (66%)
- Carpooled: 37 (17%)
- Worked at home: 38 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Wood (30%)
- Electricity (19%)
95.5% of residents of Norway township speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 496- In family households: 455 (134 male householders, 11 female householders)
133 spouses, 169 children (130 natural, 0 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
61 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |