Osceola township, Franklin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 353 (all rural)
| Males: 171 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 182 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 353 (268 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Osceola township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Black: 0.3%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.72
| Osceola township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Osceola township: | $48,715 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,330 (it was $58,900 in 2000)
| : | $89,330 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Faulkner (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Osceola township: Blake's Grove Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
94% of Osceola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 324
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 124
Housing units in Osceola township with a mortgage: 40 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Osceola township:
- German (75.4%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- English (3.9%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- Norwegian (2.6%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (75%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 42 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
97.8% of residents of Osceola township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 301 (94 male householders, 2 female householders)
90 spouses, 113 children (104 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 13 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 4 2-persons,
74 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (6 men, 10 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: 7
| Here: | 43.8% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |