Pleasant township, Appanoose County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 39.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 837 (all rural)
| Males: 424 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 413 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 837 (772 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.47
| Pleasant township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Pleasant township: | $39,500 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,223 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
| : | $79,223 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Cincinnati.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Boswell Cemetery (2), Porter Cemetery (3), White Cemetery (4), Motto Cemetery (5), Adamson Cemetery (6), Morrison Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: South Creek (A), North Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 677
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 136
- South: 14
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 298
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 104 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- German (27.8%)
- Irish (18.0%)
- English (10.4%)
- Croatian (7.1%)
- United States or American (7.1%)
- Italian (6.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 320 (74%)
- Carpooled: 85 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 27 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (4%)
98.5% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 858- In family households: 758 (212 male householders, 41 female householders)
214 spouses, 263 children (255 natural, 4 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 100 (40 male householders (21 living alone)), 36 female householders (32 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 23 2-persons,
152 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (15 men, 21 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: 3
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |