Pitcher township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,292 (all rural)
| Males: 632 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 660 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,232 (991 owner occupied, 241 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pitcher township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.43
| Pitcher township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Pitcher township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Aurelia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pitcher township: Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Larson Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Maple Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Pitcher township include: Nester Stiles State Preserve (1), Larson Lake County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
40% of Pitcher township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 358
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 42
- South: 34
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
60 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- Mobile homes: 79
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,700
Housing units in Pitcher township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pitcher township:
- United States or American (40.7%)
- English (25.7%)
- Irish (15.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.5%)
- Scottish (3.3%)
- European (2.3%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 150 (74%)
- Carpooled: 30 (15%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 16 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Solar energy (4%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
60 people in nursing homes
98.4% of residents of Pitcher township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 441- In family households: 413 (130 male householders, 2 female householders)
140 spouses, 130 children (96 natural, 6 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 2 2-persons,
271 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (3 men, 35 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): 2
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |