Polk township, Shelby County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 189 (all rural)
| Males: 94 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 95 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 189 (112 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 41% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Polk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.86
| Polk township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Polk township: | $49,146 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $430 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,890 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $106,890 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Polk township: Redline Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Danway Cemetery (1), Red Line Cemetery (2), Poplar Cemetery (3), Merrills Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
91% of Polk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 166
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 65
Housing units in Polk township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Food (21%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Polk township:
- German (43.7%)
- Danish (17.5%)
- Norwegian (16.7%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- French (except Basque) (5.6%)
- English (3.2%)
- European (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (70%)
- Carpooled: 18 (16%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 12 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
96.2% of residents of Polk township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 199- In family households: 195 (55 male householders, 4 female householders)
62 spouses, 74 children (74 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
55 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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% |