Plank township, Keokuk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 57.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 367 (all rural)
| Males: 196 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 171 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 367 (296 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Plank township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.80
| Plank township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Plank township: | $42,481 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $377 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,283 (it was $55,200 in 2000)
| : | $77,283 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Keokuk County Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Plank township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Center Ridge Cemetery (2), Bethel Methodist Cemetery (3), Garibaldi Cemetery (4), Old Bethel Cemetery (5), County Home Cemetery (6), Walton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Branch Creek (A), Bridge Creek (B), German Creek (C), Troublesome Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Plank township: Belva-Deer Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Plank township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 370
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 141
Housing units in Plank township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Health care (37%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Plank township:
- German (64.4%)
- United States or American (32.8%)
- Irish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (69%)
- Carpooled: 22 (9%)
- Walked: 15 (6%)
- Worked at home: 37 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 393- In family households: 359 (96 male householders, 11 female householders)
98 spouses, 154 children (154 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (27 male householders (22 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 5 2-persons,
96 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 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: 8
| Here: | 44.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |