Pleasant township, Hardin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 315 (all rural)
| Males: 157 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 158 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 281 (212 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.51
| Pleasant township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| Pleasant township: | $49,709 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,780 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $91,780 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pleasant township: Pleasant Chapel Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Eldora Training School Cemetery (1), Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery (2), Point Pleasant Cemetery (3), Rough Woods Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Otter Creek (B), Tipton Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Pleasant township: First Church/Cemetery Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 698
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 146
- South: 63
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 340
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 76
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 115 (5 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- United States or American (56.1%)
- German (11.3%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- French Canadian (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 346 (89%)
- Carpooled: 37 (10%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Wood (23%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Electricity (13%)
34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.9% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 927- In family households: 876 (301 male householders, 29 female householders)
267 spouses, 255 children (213 natural, 10 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 163 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 16 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person,
51 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 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: 6
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |