Ocheyedan township, Osceola County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 755 (all rural)
| Males: 389 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 366 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 755 (605 owner occupied, 150 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ocheyedan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.56
| Ocheyedan township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Ocheyedan township: | $49,021 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,181 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $77,181 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Ocheyedan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ocheyedan township: D T K Farms (A), Margae Farms (B), Meyer Dairy Farm (C), Sunrise Pullet Farm Number 2 (D), Sunrise Pullet Farm Number 1 (E), Van Diepen Farms (F), Clear Lake Stock Farms (G), Ocheyedan 'Y' Rest Area (H), Thomas Pit Access (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Sutton Lake Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rush Lake Outlet (A), Osterman Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ocheyedan township include: Swalve Wildlife Management Area (1), Wilson Pit Wildlife Area (2), Keller Wildlife Area (3), Ocheyedan Well Wildlife Area (4), Ocheyedan Mound Wildlife Area (5), Ocheyedan Pits Recreation Area (6), Dirks Wildlife Management Area (7), Ely-Bauermeister Wildlife Management Area (8), Willow Creek County Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Ocheyedan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 20
- South: 50
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000
Housing units in Ocheyedan township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (14%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Paper (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Painters and paperhangers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ocheyedan township:
- United States or American (34.2%)
- English (31.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (7.0%)
- African (7.0%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 29 (48%)
- Carpooled: 17 (28%)
- Walked: 11 (18%)
- Other means: 4 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 135- In family households: 115 (34 male householders, 8 female householders)
45 spouses, 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
184 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (4 men, 13 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% |