Richland township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 38.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 549 (all rural)
| Males: 286 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 263 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 549 (394 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 31.2
Median age of females: 30.7
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Average household size: 3.21
| Richland township: | 3.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.44
| Richland township: | $48,056 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $467 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,011 (it was $69,100 in 2000)
| : | $103,011 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Richland township include: Lower Grove Community Church (A), Peoria Christian Reformed Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Appel Cemetery (1), Baldwin Cemetery (2), Peoria Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Buckley Creek (A), Elk Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Richland township: Lower Grove Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 226
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 23
- South: 17
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Wood products (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- United States or American (40.7%)
- Irish (24.8%)
- English (16.8%)
- French (except Basque) (11.5%)
- Scottish (6.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (46%)
- Carpooled: 31 (32%)
- Other means: 5 (5%)
- Worked at home: 16 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Wood (26%)
- Electricity (19%)
96.9% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 270- In family households: 258 (78 male householders, 19 female householders)
87 spouses, 64 children (64 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
192 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 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% |