Sand Creek township, Union County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 209 (all rural)
Males: 106 | (50.7%) |
Females: 103 | (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 209 (177 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Sand Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 47.5
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.30
Sand Creek township: | 2.3 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.72
Sand Creek township: | $45,172 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,516 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
: | $93,516 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 33.0% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 26.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Arispe.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Abel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
85% of Sand Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% 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: 162
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 5
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Sand Creek township with a mortgage: 12 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (13%)
- Health care (8%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (44%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Personal appearance workers (13%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sand Creek township:
- German (33.6%)
- English (20.0%)
- Irish (20.0%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- Swedish (5.7%)
- Danish (1.4%)
- Polish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 57 (51%)
- Carpooled: 20 (18%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 29 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (3%)
98.9% of residents of Sand Creek township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 179- In family households: 162 (61 male householders, 0 female householders)
56 spouses, 43 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
37 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 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% |