Platte township, Union County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 257 (all rural)
Males: 132 | (51.4%) |
Females: 125 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 257 (191 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Platte township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.4
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.42
Platte township: | 2.4 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
Platte township: | $45,172 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,516 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
: | $93,516 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 18.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 9.6% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Kent.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Platte township: Platte Center Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bruening Cemetery (1), Morgan Cemetery (2), Grove Chapel Cemetery (3), McDuthies Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers: East Platte River (A), East Branch Middle Platte River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Platte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 85
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 27
- South: 22
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- One, attached: 4
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 22
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,400
Housing units in Platte township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Food (5%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (5%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Registered nurses (19%)
- Cashiers (19%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Platte township:
- United States or American (28.7%)
- German (17.6%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- English (12.0%)
- Italian (6.5%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (75%)
- Carpooled: 13 (21%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Other fuel (3%)
95.7% of residents of Platte township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 167- In family households: 122 (42 male householders, 6 female householders)
42 spouses, 30 children (26 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (29 male householders (27 living alone)), 6 female householders (4 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
54 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |