Ross township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 186 (all rural)
| Males: 87 |  (46.8%) |
| Females: 99 |  (53.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 186 (127 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ross township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.95
| Ross township: | 3.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Ross township: | $44,130 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,789 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
| : | $67,789 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 20.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Ross township: Berea Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ferrell-Ross Cemetery (1), Ross Township Cemetery (2), Helm Cemetery (3), Ross Township Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Daugherty Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of Ross township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% 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: 238
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 19
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 114
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 39
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700
Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Wood products (21%)
- Plastics and rubber products (19%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (39%)
- Health care (29%)
- Food (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (31%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:
- United States or American (22.9%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- English (1.9%)
- Irish (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (82%)
- Carpooled: 18 (17%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Wood (20%)
96.2% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 276- In family households: 226 (49 male householders, 14 female householders)
43 spouses, 88 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (21 male householders (11 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 3 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
47 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |