Oak township, Mills County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 46.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,097 (all rural)
| Males: 1,076 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 1,021 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,097 (1,924 owner occupied, 173 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Oak township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.88
| Oak township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Oak township: | $63,546 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $574 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $152,525 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
| : | $152,525 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 45 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 19.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Mineola.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lutherische Kirche (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Plumer Cemetery (1), Saint Boniface Cemetery (2), Saar Cemetery (3), Gowen Cemetery (4), Wall Cemetery (5), West Liberty Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Tree Lake (A), Pony Creek Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Snake Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Oak township: Tree Lake Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Oak township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 144
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 15
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 73
- 20 to 49: 7
- Mobile homes: 21
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Oak township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oak township:
- United States or American (50.7%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- German (2.7%)
- Italian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 90 (85%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 161- In family households: 135 (40 male householders, 15 female householders)
51 spouses, 29 children (29 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (11 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 2 3-persons,
522 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (24 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |