Pleasant township, Lucas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 259 (all rural)
| Males: 121 |  (46.7%) |
| Females: 138 |  (53.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 259 (230 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.51
| Pleasant township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Pleasant township: | $43,610 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $361 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,430 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
| : | $84,430 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $112,100
Here: $112,100 State: $159,697
Mobile homes: $33,135
Here: $33,135 State: $46,008
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pleasant township: Pleasant Townhall (A), Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pleasant township include: Coal Glen Church (A), Pleasant Prairie Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stoneking Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Belinda Cemetery (3), Strong Cemetery (4), Clear Cemetery (5), Zion Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Columbia Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Pleasant township: Williamson Pond State Public Hunting and Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
48% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 501
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 44
- South: 82
- West: 81
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 282
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 108
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,300
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 60 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Construction (16%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Machinery (19%)
- Food (14%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- United States or American (34.2%)
- German (15.7%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- English (5.2%)
- British (4.7%)
- Italian (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 228 (72%)
- Carpooled: 66 (21%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 18 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (65%)
- Wood (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.7% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 713- In family households: 617 (186 male householders, 25 female householders)
201 spouses, 197 children (165 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 96 (62 male householders (51 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person, 11 2-persons,
49 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |