Orient township, Adair County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 591 (all rural)
| Males: 311 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 280 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 591 (426 owner occupied, 165 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Orient township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.46
| Orient township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Orient township: | $48,249 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $371 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,801 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $92,801 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
Cities in this township include: Orient.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lake: Lake Orient (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Orient township: Lake Orient Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Orient township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 33
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 20
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Orient township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orient township:
- United States or American (81.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 29 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (46%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 53- In family households: 48 (20 male householders, 0 female householders)
21 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
112 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (7 men, 18 women).